Principles of Rational Prescribing Quiz
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What is the first step in the process of rational prescribing?

  • Choose a treatment
  • Provide patient with clear information and instructions
  • Specify therapeutic objective (correct)
  • Make an inventory of possible treatments

    • In prescribing practice, what can poor prescribing habits lead to?

  • Improved patient satisfaction
  • Rapid recovery of illness
  • Ineffective and unsafe treatment (correct)
  • Decreased cost of treatment

    • What is recommended for a 10-year-old child complaining of itching epiphora suggestive of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis?

  • Identify allergens and avoid if possible. Antihistamine or mast-cell stabilizer eye drops (correct)
  • Provide no treatment as it may resolve on its own
  • Prescribe antibiotics
  • Refer for immediate surgery

    • What demographic variation should be considered in prescribing practice?

    <p>Young, elderly, and other 'at risk' groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the training of healthcare professionals place a greater emphasis on?

    <p>Diagnostic rather than therapeutic skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

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