Naslov
Inert ingredients in drug formulations: influence on drug prescribing among medical doctors in Zagreb

Autori
Šalković-Petrišić, Melita ; Mrzljak, Anna ; Ćuk, Mario ; Vergles, Domagoj

Izvornik
Periodicum biologorum (0031-5362) 103 (2001), 4; 361-365

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
excipients; adverse drug reactions; drug prescribing

Sažetak
Inert drug ingredients themselves may be associated with induction of allergic and toxic reactions, and could potentially induce adverse drug reactions. The knowledge of 250 medical doctors in Zagreb about excipients and its influence on the selection of pharmaceitical drug formulation in medical practise were investigated by means of an anonymous, voluntary-based questionnaire, distributed among medical doctors in hospitals and primary care units. More than a half (59%) of the participants estimated their knowledge about excipients as poor, 36% as good, and 5% as very good. As many as 87% of the participants had patients who had rarely (55%) or often (32%) experineced variable tolerance to different pharmaceuitical formulations of the same drug.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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