ANALYSING SECOND-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE REGARDING THE “P-DRUG” CONCEPT: A KAP ANALYSIS
Dr. Virendra Kushwaha, Dr. Pooja Agrawal* and Dr. Nasreen Fatma Khan
ABSTRACT
P drug is the preferred or personal drug that practitioners prescribe regularly for a particular disease; of their own choice and are familiar with that drug, in a cost-effective manner. This questionnaire-based cross-sectional online study among 250 second-year medical students aims to address the knowledge, awareness, and practice of P-drug which would help them to prescribe drugs rationally. We found significant improvement in knowledge and change in attitude after sensitization towards the use of P-drugs. Attitude and awareness to practice teaching programs for the preparation of a p-drug list and cost-effective management for disease in a patient or society as a whole proved to be the engaging interest according to the responses received from the survey. The result emphasizes the importance of incorporating the P-Drug concept into medical curricula, ensuring that students are adequately trained and prepared to implement it effectively in their future practice. However, there is a clear need to bridge knowledge gaps and enhance practical engagement in personalized medicine. Integrating this concept into pharmacology and therapeutics courses, as well as clinical rotations, could help students understand its practical relevance and enhance their confidence in applying it in clinical settings.
Keywords: p-drug, questionnaire-based, sensitization, personalized medicine.
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