Pharmaceuticals represent a significant cost driver within health-care systems of all
industrialised countries and all National Health Systems (NHS) are facing the problem of the …

After the founding of the United Kingdom National Health Service, it was decided that there
should be a single prescription form for general practice (where 90% of all prescribing …

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Polypharmacy increases the risk of side effects and
interactions. We quantified the prevalence of major polypharmacy (MPP) in a Danish county …

Quality assurance of drug prescription is a pre-requisite for rational drug use. From 22 health-
care centres in the south-western area of the Stockholm County Council region, drug …

BACKGROUND: Pharmacists have an important role in detecting, preventing, and solving
prescription problems, which if left unresolved, may pose a risk of harming the patient …

The transition between hospital and community is an interface at high risk for medication."
The Association of Family Doctors" committee in the canton of Vaud (MFVaud), together with …

The subject of this dissertation is the quality of the pharmacotherapy prescribed by general
practitioners and the role of pharmacists therein. The quality of pharmacotherapy is related …

Background. Inappropriate prescribing has the potential to harm both the individual and
society. Previous research has identified doctor or demographic characteristics that …

Background In 2005, the rate of prescription-free consultations in Europe varied widely: 57%
in the Netherlands, 28% in Germany, 17% in Spain and 10% in France. Objectives To …

The availability of Danish registers permits the construction of indicators for monitoring the
quality of prescriptions in general practice. Such indicators should have a high face …