Moving from a paper-based prescribing system to a system in which physicians prescribe directly into computers … represents an important but challenging transition. This article addresses 5 issues related to computerised prescribing. The … first issue is that paper-based prescribing systems do not work. Rates of errors and inappropriate prescriptions are …

, establishing prescribing and dispensing mechanisms that are convenient to women is crucial to their ability to use the therapy in a … initiatives using a variety of regulatory mechanisms now allow pharmacists a greater role in prescribing and distributing … physician or nurse practitioner can initiate emergency contraceptives based on a prescribing protocol. Several local programs in …

patients' level of knowledge about medications, physician prescribing behaviour or health outcomes. It seems certain that DTCA … not necessarily lead to greater patient satisfaction and may result in inappropriate prescribing. On the whole, it is …

antibacterial prescribing for viral respiratory infections (VRIs). Study design: An episode-based retrospective analysis of … changes in antibacterial prescribing rates. Results: The population-based rate of antibacterial use for VRIs decreased … reduction in antibacterial prescribing for VRIs was not associated with an increase in emergency department or inpatient …

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the pharmacotherapeutic circle (PTC), a general practitioner (GP) prescribing …-improvement programme to enhance prescribing quality and reduce drug costs. Design: Combined pre- and post-intervention time-series design … moderators. Interventions: Peer-review feedback of prescription patterns based on guidelines targeting 3 suboptimal prescribing …

) would result in a benefit to cost ratio in the range of 1.58 to 5.79, depending on prescribing behaviour and type of patient … for public health policy; costs may be reduced with efficient prescribing behaviour. Market and governmental barriers to …