Cotrimoxazole prescribing by dispensing and non-dispensing doctors: do they differ in rationality?
The prescription of cotrimoxazole by both DDs and NDDs was widely irrational. They prescribed cotrimoxazole too frequently, and DDs used subcurative doses to a wider extent. By this prescribing practice, both groups, but especially the DDs, contribute to increasing health hazards, cost and risk of developing bacterial resistance. The method for assessing rationality of drug prescribing was found feasible, and it is recommended that it be further tested and developed.
In a tertiary care center with an on-site cardiac catheterization team 24/7, there are no differences in in-hospital outcomes of transferred patients with STEMI during ON vs. OFF hours.