A drug formulary comprising 249 preparations of 132 drugs and drug combinations was
prepared by the partners in a three-doctor general practice serving more than 5000 patients …

OBJECTIVE--To examine and compare the prescribing unit and a new prescribing index
adjusting for age and sex in assessing general practice prescribing. DESIGN--Analysis of all …

Prescribing costs in general practice continue to grow. Their importance is underlined by the
amount of information concerned with costs that general practitioners (GPs) receive, and by …

The implementation of drug budgets will make it essential that general practitioners are
aware of prescribing costs. A previous study of general practitioners in Scotland found that …

The objective of this article is to review some local experiences and published literature as it
relates to the Irish health service. and to illustrate how economic and other factors markedly …

The government's proposal to introduce drug budgets will compel general practitioners to
consider the financial consequences of prescribing. A survey was carried out of general …

Background: In southern Sweden, many general practitioners (GPs) participate in an
extensive postgraduate drug education programme, and many health centres are also fed …

EDITOR,-John Warden is right that dispensing doctors have reason to feel nervous about
the exchange in the House of Lords on 13 June, but they have no reason to be surprised by …

BACKGROUND: The experience from general practice fundholding suggests that financial
incentives may influence prescribing; guidelines and hospital prescribing are two other …

About 25% of private health expenditure in South Africa goes on medicines. This compares
with about 6% in the public sector, and about 12% in the UK. A major factor contributing to …