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The impact of irrational practices: A wake up call
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- 1Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Published in Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
Correspondence: Pinki Vishwakarma
Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Email: drpinkivkm@yahoo.com
Copyright: © 2014 The Author(s). This is an open access article.
Published: Jan 1, 2014, Received: Mar 3, 2014, Accepted: Jun 14, 2014
Abstract
Our study included 92 randomly selected prescriptions from allopathic registered medical practitioners between September 2011 and October 2012. These were analyzed for content and format. The number of non‑sponsored CMEs (Continuing Medical Education) to the fully sponsored CMEs by pharmaceutical companies was compared. We also confirmed the irrational upward trend in some surgical procedures conducted in 20 bedded nursing homes. Rise in expensive tests, such as, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scan ordered were also noted.
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