International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 2019
Background: Use of fixed dose combination (FDCs) is a double edged sword with scope for irrationa... more Background: Use of fixed dose combination (FDCs) is a double edged sword with scope for irrational prescribing on one hand and improved pharmacotherapy and patient compliance on the other hand. Irrational FDCs are being marketed aggressively and often young prescribers including Post Graduate Trainees fall prey to the lure of FDCs. This was a Knowledge-Attitude-Practice study regarding of FDC use among the resident doctors working at a tertiary care medical college of rural Bengal.Methods: This was a cross-sectional, questionnaire based study including 50 resident doctors who were asked to fill a 10-question questionnaire on FDCs anonymously.Results: Ninety two percent of the study participants were aware of the FDCs. The most commonly perceived advantages were better patient compliance and synergistic effects. Most (96%) cited problems of titrating dosages and problems of more side effects. Only 37.6% knew about the banned FDCs. Preferred FDCs among them were antibiotics (94%), cou...
International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 2019
Background: Use of fixed dose combination (FDCs) is a double edged sword with scope for irrationa... more Background: Use of fixed dose combination (FDCs) is a double edged sword with scope for irrational prescribing on one hand and improved pharmacotherapy and patient compliance on the other hand. Irrational FDCs are being marketed aggressively and often young prescribers including Post Graduate Trainees fall prey to the lure of FDCs. This was a Knowledge-Attitude-Practice study regarding of FDC use among the resident doctors working at a tertiary care medical college of rural Bengal.Methods: This was a cross-sectional, questionnaire based study including 50 resident doctors who were asked to fill a 10-question questionnaire on FDCs anonymously.Results: Ninety two percent of the study participants were aware of the FDCs. The most commonly perceived advantages were better patient compliance and synergistic effects. Most (96%) cited problems of titrating dosages and problems of more side effects. Only 37.6% knew about the banned FDCs. Preferred FDCs among them were antibiotics (94%), cou...
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