Comparative assessment of rational use of drugs in public and private hospital pharmacies: a multicenter cross-sectional study using INRUD/WHO prescribing indicators
Inadequate prescribing patterns in public and private hospitals significantly deviate from WHO standards across most prescribing indicators. Consequently, public and private hospitals should strive to promote the RUD.
Authors
- Nadia Al Mazrouei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1339-9730)
- Mohamed Prince M (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7538-1175)
- Hussam Abdulhadi M A (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0791-1827)
- Vineetha Menon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2030-0962)
- Shereen A. M. Elhag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6774-8060)
- Semira Abdi Beshir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4990-4783)
- Fahad T. Alsulami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8989-7958)
- Ali Awadallah Saeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3524-4825)
- Asim Ahmed Elnour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4143-7810)
- Sami Fatehi Abdalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7396-8376)
- Adil A. Mahmoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1457-8172)
- Yousef Saeed Alqarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4195-3110)
- Abuelnor Mohammed
- Mohamed Tahaa E
- Omkalthoum Fathi G (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5792-4716)
- Ahmed Sameer E (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6910-4103)
Institutions
- Al Ain University (AE)
- Gulf Medical University (AE)
- Taif University (SA)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
- National University (SD)
- Dar Al Uloom University (SA)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (SA)
- Dubai Pharmacy College (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20523211.2025.2519140
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.22