Nkera-Gutabara, Jacques Gihana2018-08-142018-08-142018https://hdl.handle.net/10539/25342A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences , University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medicine (MMed) in Family Medicine, Johannesburg 2018Background: Medical prescription writing is legally regulated in order to prevent errors that can result in patient harm. this study assesses prescriber adherence to such regulations in primary care settings. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version]en-USPrescriptionsOutpatientsAdherence to prescription writing guidelines for outpatients in Southern Gauteng district hospitalsThesis