Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners1997
Do prescribing formularies help GPs prescribe from a narrower range of drugs? A controlled trial of the introduction of prescribing formularies for NSAIDs.
Trial report in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Investigating physicians' views on non-formulary prescribing: a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2023Article
- Essential medicines concept and health technology assessment approaches to prioritising medicines: selection versus incorporation.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
- Development of a provisional essential medicines list for children in Canada: consensus process.CMAJ open · 2018Article
- An ethnographic exploration of influences on prescribing in general practice: why is there variation in prescribing practices?Implementation science : IS · 2013Article
- A prescription for improving drug formulary decision making.PLoS medicine · 2012Article
- Factors influencing GPs' choice between drugs in a therapeutic drug group. A qualitative study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2007Article
- Determinants of the range of drugs prescribed in general practice: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC health services research · 2007Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have suggested that prescribing formularies may promote rational prescribing. The range of drugs prescribed may be one aspect of rational prescribing.
aimTo determine whether the introduction of prescribing formularies helps general practitioners (GPs) to prescribe from a narrower range of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
methodGeneral practices in Lincolnshire were offered help in developing prescribing formularies. Ten practices decided to develop a formulary for NSAIDs. Level 3 PACT data were used to determine whether changes in prescribing had occurred with the introduction of the formulary. Matched controls were used to determine whether similar changes had occurred in other practices.
resultsBetween April and June 1992, and during the same period in 1993, practices that introduced a formulary for NSAIDs reduced the mean number of different drugs used (14.3 versus 13.1, P = 0.04) and increased the percentage of NSAID-defined daily doses coming from the three most commonly used drugs (70.1% versus 74.8%, P = 0.02). Similar changes were not seen in control practices.
conclusionFollowing the development of a formulary for NSAIDs, practices prescribed from a narrower range of drugs and focused a greater proportion of their prescribing on their three most commonly used drugs.
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