Objective: To test the hypothesis that the prescribing behaviour of doctors would improve
after having experience with a computerised rule based prescribing system. Design: A …

Background Swiss ambulatory care is characterized by independent, and primarily practice-
based, physicians, receiving fee for service reimbursement. This study analyses supply …

This article reports the results of a critical analysis of English-language studies describing
programs designed to improve physician prescribing behavior in primary care settings. Only …

Objectives—To assess the strong motivators and barriers to the implementation of
prescription monitoring and review services by community pharmacists either in pharmacies …

Objectives Patient co-payments for prescription medicines in Wales were abolished in April
2007 and there has been much speculation on the possible effects. We analysed patient …

OBJECTIVES: To develop valid, reliable indicators of the appropriateness of long-term
prescribing in general practice medical records in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: A nominal …

Background Pharmaceuticals, while central to medical therapy, pose a significant burden to
health care budgets. Therefore regulations to control prescribing costs and improve quality …

Objective: To identify factors associated with low prescription quality in primary care.
Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study on a sample of 405 primary care physicians …

The cost of drugs in the UK has increased at a rate of 4% above inflation over the last ten
years. Prescribing in general practice accounts for 80% of the total drugs bill. Within general …

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the pharmacotherapeutic circle (PTC), a general
practitioner (GP) prescribing-improvement programme to enhance prescribing quality and …