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Should medical students learn to develop a personal formulary? An international, multicentre, randomised controlled

T P G M De Vries, J M A Daniels, C W Mulder

    European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
    |March 14, 2008
    PubMed
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    Medical students trained in developing a personal formulary showed improved rational prescribing skills compared to those using existing formularies. This training was most effective in traditional academic settings.

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