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Rational prescribing: the principles of drug selection
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Prescribing is a complex task requiring: The accumulation of clinical trials’ data on modern therapies might have been expected to provide sufficient evidence to support most clinical decisions. In fact, clinicians prescribe in varied circumstances, often in the absence of evidence, and rational
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- Authors
- Maxwell, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Maxwell, Simon
- ORCID
- Maxwell, Simon
- Venue
- Clinical Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-10
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 481-485
- ISSN
- 1470-2118 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4953462
- OpenAlex
- W4229751486
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 0.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Clinical Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Keywords
- rational prescribing, drug selection, prescribing patterns, evidence-based prescribing, clinical decision-making, absence of evidence
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Pharmacology, Clinical, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Prescription Drugs
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