March 2019

Medicines prescribing pattern in northern Ghana: does it comply with WHO recommendations for prescribing indicators?

The prescribing of medicines is critical in the treatment of diseases in general practice. Inappropriate prescribing can negatively influence the goals of treatment, which makes the assessment of the patterns of prescriptions essential. The objective of this study was to assess the medicines prescribing pattern in health facilities in the Northern Ghana, a developing economy in Africa, using the prescribing indicators...

Author(s): Baba Sulemana Mohammed and Salifu Alhassan Tiah