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Introduction Appropriate use of medicines plays an important role in clinical practice. Both the health professionals and the public need to be aware of the rational drug usage and the consequences of inappropriate or irrational use of medicines having ill effects on health. Almost half of all me

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  • Appropriate use of medicines plays an important role in clinical practice

  • Knowledge regarding use of medicine to school teachers is an important component of the overall health care delivery system of any country[2]

  • School teachers need to be aware of rational use of medicines because health education provided by them may have an immediate effect on students, their parents and to the community

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Introduction

Appropriate use of medicines plays an important role in clinical practice. Both the health professionals and the public need to be aware of the rational drug usage and the consequences of inappropriate or irrational use of medicines having ill effects on health. Lack of access to medicines and high financial cost are some of the common reasons found in developing countries like India. Knowledge regarding use of medicine to school teachers is an important component of the overall health care delivery system of any country[2]. School teachers need to be aware of rational use of medicines because health education provided by them may have an immediate effect on students, their parents and to the community. This study is aimed to evaluate the medication practices of school teachers in Coimbatore including the both city and rural areas

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