Prescribing Practices of Doctors in Management of Acute Diarrhea

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This study was conducted to determine the prescribing practices of doctors in management of acute diarrhea in children in the age group of 6 month -5 year. Antimotility agents and low/zero lactose formula was prescibed in 9.8% and 24.7% cases, respectively by general practitioners.  In about 66.6% and 5.7% cases pre/probiotics were prescribed and oral rehydration salt (ORS) were not prescribed by the pediatricians.

Author

S Chakraborti, KL Barik, AK Singh, and SS NAG

Contributor

Indian Pediatrics Journal

Published
October 2011
Resource Types
BCC for Diarrhea and Pneumonia
Country
India
Health Area
Child Health
Keywords
zinc
oral rehydration therapy
oral rehydration solutions
oral rehydration salts
oral rehydration
maternal and child health
diarrhea
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