A prescription for better prescribing

Editorial

Jeffrey K Aronson et al. BMJ. 2006.

. 2006 Sep 2;333(7566):459-60.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.38946.491829.BE.

Abstract

Many medical students are unprepared for skilled prescribing

A prescription for better prescribing: medical education is a continuum.
Rubin P. Rubin P. BMJ. 2006 Sep 16;333(7568):601; discussion 601. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.601. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16974021 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Poor prescribing is continual.
Aronson JK, Barnett DB, Ferner RE, Ferro A, Henderson G, Maxwell SR, Rawlins MD, Webb DJ. Aronson JK, et al. BMJ. 2006 Oct 7;333(7571):756. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7571.756-b. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 17023482 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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