Drugs in general medical practice: practical advice for a starting practitioner
https://doi.org/10.21518/2079-701X-2018-6-170-173
Abstract
The article is intended for starting primary care practitioners and senior students of medical schools. The authors provide the main principles of choosing and prescribing drugs in general medical practice on the ground of personal medical and teaching experience, and modern domestic and foreign literature. Practical advice is provided with up-to-date references to available electronic resources containing important background information on the key issues of modern pharmacotherapy. Reading the presented material will help to avoid making some typical mistakes and enhance the professional competence of a practitioner who starts working in the primary health care.
About the Authors
S. V. GatsuraRussian Federation
MD, Prof.
O. A. Gatsura
Russian Federation
PhD in medicine
A. N. Golosova
Russian Federation
PhD in medicine
E. Yu. Maichuk
Russian Federation
MD, Prof.
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Review
For citations:
Gatsura SV, Gatsura OA, Golosova AN, Maichuk EY. Drugs in general medical practice: practical advice for a starting practitioner. Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council. 2018;(6):170-173. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21518/2079-701X-2018-6-170-173