Assessment of counseling practice in medicine retail outlets in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia.

Introduction: Patient counseling can ideally be providing medication information orally or in written form to patients or their attendants, and it helps to form a concordant approach on encouraging patient involvement in the pharmaceutical care process and to explore patient's knowledge and understanding. Lack of adequate knowledge on drugs and up-to-date drug information are the major factor that hinders counseling services. This study assessed counseling practice of pharmacy professionals in Mekelle City.

Influence of Medical Representatives on Prescribing Practices in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia.

Background: Drug promotion by medical representatives is one of the factors that influence physicians' prescribing decisions and choice of drugs.

Objective: To assess the influence of medical representatives on prescribing practice of physicians in health facilities, Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia.

Materials And Methods: Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted enrolling all physicians working in public and private health facilities.