… We aimed to determine whether dispensing practices are more likely to prescribe high-cost
options for four commonly prescribed classes of drug where there is no evidence of …

… prescribing. Therefore, this study investigated how dispensing practices differ from non-dispensing
practices … It follows from the hypothesis that dispensing practice drug costs overall will …

… that dispensing practices have higher prescribing costs than nondispensing practices, mainly
… However, removal of six outlying practices (five dispensing and one prescribing) from their …

… prescription and dispensing practices and to evaluate the prescribing and dispensing indicators
as … These two commonly overused and costly forms of drug therapy need to be regulated …

… prescribing, rational dispensing and rational patient use of medications for variety of medical
conditions. It is a cost … stay and decrease the healthcare costs of patients and settings [1-3]. …

… to prescribing. Therefore we investigated how dispensing practices differ from non-dispensing
practices in … It follows from our hypothesis that dispensing practice drug costs overall will …

… Research Datalink (CPRD)8 prescription data to estimate the cost of medication … cost
impact of shorter and longer prescription lengths, the costs of dispensing fees and prescriber …

… rates of dispensing without prescriptions were documented.[ 11 … to procure medicines, and
cost consumption could also be … the pharmacists dispensed drugs for older prescriptions also. …

… prescribing is associated with unnecessary treatment costs, … to generic prescribing in order
to promote safe, cost effective … key indicators of good dispensing practice, adequate labelling …

… at present, the separation of prescribing and dispensing is implemented only in … practices
has led to possible profit-oriented medical and pharmacy practices which hinder safe and cost-…