Abiodun O A, Ogunremi O O
Department of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Oct;159:570-2. doi: 10.1192/bjp.159.4.570.
The overall prescription rate of psychotropic drugs in a Nigerian teaching hospital was 33.1%. This was slightly higher among surgical than medical patients. It is suggested that more attention needs to be paid to psychotropic drug education in developing countries in order to ensure a more rational use of these drugs.