The second Dutch National Survey of General Practice (DNSGP-2) has combined
registration data on morbidity and prescription, making it possible to unravel diagnosis …

We have examined the prescribing patterns among general practitioners (GPs) in a
Norwegian county in relation to the patients' age and sex and the diagnosis for prescribing …

Objective-To present the prescribing patterns of general practitioners (GPs) at public primary
care centres (PPCCs) in Halland, a county in the south-west of Sweden. GP share of the …

Materials and methods Prospective questionnaire study by patient, GP working single-
handedly and/or receptionist of contacts leading to prescribing. Results 14 practices with …

Objectives-To investigate the number of different drugs prescribed per dispensing unit and
to analyse the influence of practice characteristics on this number. Design-Register analysis …

Aim The aims of this research letter are to present the drugprescribing patterns of GPs,
presented as i) the GP percentage of the total of prescriptions to different age groups of …

Results The number of different drugs prescribed per dispensing unit varied almost fourfold
(range: 102 to 381) and four practice characteristics were able to predict 74% of this …

Objectives Monitoring and measuring prescribing patterns can provide valuable information
regarding the use of medicines and the overall prescribing behavior. In Greece, until …

Background. Community pharmacists, pharmaceutical industry and differences in
prescribing between GPs. Objective. To explore the role of the pharmacists and …

Background. A majority of doctor–patient meetings result in the patient getting a prescription.
This underlines the need for a high-quality prescription process. While studies have been …