Evaluation of drug prescribing practices in private and general hospitals in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Mohamed A. Afify; Naiyer Shahzad*; Nazik Tawfik; Ibrahim A. Ibrahim; Zainularifeen Abduljaleel; Wajahatullah Khan; Amal M. Mahfoz; Saeed S. Al-Ghamdi

doi:10.5897/AJPP2015.4320

African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0816
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
Start Year: 2007
Published Articles: 2288

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Evaluation of drug prescribing practices in private and general hospitals in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Mohamed A. Afify

Mohamed A. Afify
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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Naiyer Shahzad*

Naiyer Shahzad*
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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Nazik Tawfik

Nazik Tawfik
Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Al- Qassim University, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
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Ibrahim A. Ibrahim

Ibrahim A. Ibrahim
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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Zainularifeen Abduljaleel

Zainularifeen Abduljaleel
Department of Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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Wajahatullah Khan

Wajahatullah Khan
Department of Basic Sciences, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Amal M. Mahfoz

Amal M. Mahfoz
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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Saeed S. Al-Ghamdi

Saeed S. Al-Ghamdi
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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Article Number - FF9F61955785
Vol.9(39), pp. 966-973 , October 2015
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJPP2015.4320

Received: 12 March 2015
Accepted: 01 July 2015
Published: 22 October 2015

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