Table 2 Rational prescribing outcomes and indicators for GP's CME programmes as agreed by an expert panel
Outcomes | Assessment Indicator |
|---|---|
Upon completion of the course, a participant should be able to: | Â |
1. Write the date of the prescription | 1. Date of the prescription |
2. Write the name of the patient | 2. Name of the patient |
3. Write the age of the patient | 3. Age of the patient |
4. Write the name and identification number of the Iranian Medical Council for the prescriber | 4. Name and identification number of Iranian Medical Council of the prescriber |
5. Write the contact telephone number of prescriber | 5. Contact telephone number of prescriber |
6. Write refill information | 6. Refill information |
7. Write the prescription clearly | 7. Legible hand writing |
8. Write the generic name of the drugs | 8. Generic names of drugs |
9. Write the administration form of the drugs | 9. Administration form of drugs |
10. Write the strength of the drugs (dose and dose frequency) | 10. Strength of the drugs |
11. Write the duration of treatment | 11. Treatment duration |
12. Use the Latin abbreviation of terminology in drug use order | 12. Use Latin abbreviation terminology |
13. Write the time and manner of drug use | 13. Time and manner of drug use |
14. Write the necessary precautions | 14. Necessary precautions |
15. Prescribe the appropriate number of drugs | 15. Appropriate number of drugs |
16. Consider homogeneity of prescription per individual (all drugs prescribed pertain to the same individual) | 16. Homogeneity of prescriptions |
17. Avoid prescribing drugs with the same pharmacological effect | 17. Number of drugs in the same pharmacological group |
18. Avoid prescribing drugs which have negative interactions with each other | 18. Number of interactive drugs per prescription |
19. Prescribe the appropriate number and amount of antibiotics | 19. Number and amount of antibiotics per prescription and proportion of antibiotics prescribed |
20. Prescribe the appropriate number of injections | 20. Number of injections per prescription and proportion of injections prescribed |
21. Prescribe the appropriate number of Anti-Inflammatory Agents [Corticosteroids and Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)] | 21. Appropriate number of Anti-Inflammatory Agents [Corticosteroids and Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)] |