Result:
A total of 100 interns and postgraduates participated in this study. 20% always prescribed essential medicines, while 30% occasionally did so. 53% always prescribe medicine taking into consideration adverse effects, interactions and contradictions 24% prefer writing generic names of medicine while Prescribing, 34% prefer trade names, 42% prefer both, 20% prefer prescribing old drugs, 10% prefer new drugs while 70% prefer both.
Conclusion:
In the present study majority of respondents were not aware about most of the issues concerned with RUM addressing questionnaire which shows inadequate knowledge about the same, but being future prescribers all of them need to have adequate knowledge about all of the issues addressed. Although the concept of RUM is included in undergraduate curriculum more vigorous training regarding the same is required to strengthen the mechanism for continuing professional development of clinicians to update their knowledge and skills to prescribe drugs rationally.