Assessment of Bangladeshi interns' knowledge of pharmacology and therapeutics for prescribing

• Main Authors: Salwani, Ismail, Nor Iza, A Rahman, Mainul, Haque
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5261/1/FH02-FPSK-14-00757.jpg; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5261/
• Institution: Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

Every medical graduate must have the intention to prescribe rationally. It is pharmacology which teaches rational of prescribing correct drug in undergraduate medical course. Therefore many eminent medical educationists believe that pharmacology is the most essential part of the medical curriculum. Medical graduates join as interns in their respective teaching hospital immediately after graduation. Although interns work is usually under the supervision of a senior consultant but there are occasions, when they need to make their own decision. Again drug market in Bangladesh, like many other countries, is rapidly expanding. Henceforth, interns’ are sometime confused to choose a drug from therapeutic choices.