Abstract
Although there appears to be widespread support of evidence-based medicine as a basis for rational prescribing, the challenges to it are significant and often justified. A multitude of factors other than evidence drive clinical decision-making, including patient preferences and social circumstances, presence of disease-drug and drug-drug interactions, clinical experience, competing demands from more pressing clinical conditions, marketing and promotional activity, and system-level drug policies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 704-707 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Annals of Pharmacotherapy |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs |
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State | Published - May 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Clinical practice
- Evidence-based prescribing
- Pharmacy practice
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology (medical)