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Psychotropic Drug use in Medical and Surgical Wards of a Teaching Hospital in Northern Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

O. A. Abiodun  and
O. O. Ogunremi
O. A. Abiodun*
Affiliation:
Department of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
O. O. Ogunremi
Affiliation:
Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
*
∗PO Box 5165, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
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Abstract

The overall prescription rate of psychotropic drugs in a Nigerian teaching hospital was 33.1%. This was slightly higher among surgical than medical patients. It is suggested that more attention needs to be paid to psychotropic drug education in developing countries in order to ensure a more rational use of these drugs.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 570 - 572
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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