General Prescription habit of Doctors:literature Review:

literature Review:

General Prescription habit of Doctors:

This manual focuses on the  process of prescribing. It gives you the tools to think  for yourself and not blindly follow what other people think and do. It also  enables you to understand why certain national or departmental standard treatment guidelines have been chosen, and  teaches you how to make the best  use of such guidelines. The manual can be used for self-study, following the  systematic approach outlined below, or as part of a formal training course.

Part 1: The process of rational treatment

This overview takes you step by step from problem to solution. Rational treatment requires a logical approach and common sense. After reading this chapter you will know that prescribing a drug is part of a process that includes  many other components, such as specifying your therapeutic objective, and  informing the patient.

Part 2: Selecting your P-drugs

This section explains the principles of drug selection and how to use them in  practice. It teaches you how to choose the drugs that you are going to prescribe  regularly and with which you will become familiar, called P(ersonal)-drugs. In  this selection process you will have to consult your pharmacology textbook,

national formulary, and available national and international treatment guidelines. After you have worked your way through this section you will know  how to select a drug for a particular disease or complaint.

Part 3: Treating your patients

This part of the book shows you how to treat a patient. Each step of the process  is described in separate chapters. Practical examples illustrate how to select,  prescribe and monitor the treatment, and how to communicate effectively with  your patients. When you have gone through this material you are ready to put  into practice what you have learned.

Part 4: Keeping up-to-date

To become  a good doctor, and remain one, you also need to know how to  acquire and deal with new information about drugs. This section describes the  advantages and disadvantages of different sources of information.

Annexes

The annexes contain a brief refresher course on the basic principles of pharmacology in daily practice, a list of essential references, a set of patient  information sheets and a checklist for giving injections.