The scale of repeat prescribing – time for an update

Background The NHS spends billions of pounds annually on repeat prescriptions in primary care, but data on their extent and use is out of date. Understanding the scale of repeat prescribing and for whom it is prescribed is important for the NHS to plan services and develop policies to improve patien...

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Published in:	BMC health services research Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 76
Main Authors:	Petty, Duncan R, Zermansky, Arnold G, Alldred, David P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 19.02.2014 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis Cardiovascular disease Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Demographics Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data England - epidemiology Female Health Administration Health care reform Health Informatics Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Nursing Research Older people Organization Patients Pharmacy Population Practice Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Prescriptions Primary care Public Health Research Article Sex Factors State Medicine - statistics & numerical data structure and delivery of healthcare Urban areas Young Adult England United Kingdom Long-term medication Repeat prescribing Prescribing analysis
ISSN:	1472-6963, 1472-6963
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