Prescription of fixed dose combination drugs for diarrhoea

A Journal of Healthcare Ethics & Humanities. Published since 1993 by Forum for Medical Ethics Society.
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1.	Title	Title of document	Prescription of fixed dose combination drugs for diarrhoea

2.	Creator	Author's name, affiliation, country	Amit Chakrabarti; Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Fifth Mile, Tadong, Gangtok 737 102 Sikkim; IN

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4.	Description	Abstract	Fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) of an antiprotozoal and an antibacterial, for treatment of diarrhoea, have been available in the Indian pharmaceutical market for about a decade. There is little evidence to substantiate this combination therapy. We evaluated 2,163 physician prescriptions for diarrhoea and found that 59 per cent of prescriptions were for FDCs. This is unethical because prescribing such combinations exposes a patient to higher risks of adverse drug reactions and also increases the chances of drug resistance. Physicians' prescribing practices in India are influenced by socioeconomic factors and the pharmaceutical industry's marketing techniques that include giving incentives to physicians to prescribe certain drugs.

5.	Publisher	Organizing agency, location	Forum for Medical Ethics Society

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7.	Date	(YYYY-MM-DD)	2016-11-30

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11.	Source	Title; vol., no. (year)	Indian Journal of Medical Ethics;: The public good

12.	Language	English=en	en

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