Objective. To better understand the reasons for lack of impact of sending feedback on
prescribing pattern to general practitioners (GPs). Methods. Semi-structured interviews with …

Objective: To determine the extent to which GPs were motivated to change their prescribing
upon joining a Primary Care Commissioning Group (PCCG) and how effective certain …

Objectives: To determine the strategies used by GPs to make medicines, both prescribed
and over-the-counter (OTC), cheaper for patients when deciding whether, and what, to …

The study, first published in 2006, looks at how we should evaluate electronic prescribing
systems in hospitals, particularly to improve patient safety. It provides an evaluation …

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the trends in prescribed defined daily doses (DDD) and
drug expenses before and after the introduction of a computerized cost containment module …

Introduction: The appreciable growth in pharmaceutical expenditure has resulted in multiple
initiatives across Europe to lower generic prices and enhance their utilization. However …

Objective: To develop a working model with which prescribing behaviour among general
practitioners might be influenced. Design: Intervention based on feedback on prescribing …

Responding to the slogan of Health for All for the Year 2000, third world governments have
expanded the provision of primary health services, and with it, the number of prescriptions …

Rationale, aims and objectives In Austria, the participation of general practitioners (GPs) in
so‐called 'quality circles for pharmacotherapy'(QCPs) was taken as a special approach to …

BACKGROUND: The volume and cost of prescribing varies considerably between practices.
This variation is at least in part due to the prescribing behaviour of individual doctors, who …