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Variation in duration of repeat prescriptions: a primary care cohort study in England

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By Brian MacKenna, Andrew Brown Verified, Richard Croker, Alex Walker
| BJGP (British Journal of General Practice) Verified
As a retired research pharmacist and now as a patient collecting repeat prescriptions for myself and my wife, I was interested to learn that, overall, nearly half of all repeats in England are issued for 28 days, the remainder being issued for 56 or 84 days. The authors conclude that, in view of wide variation in practice, their data should inform the policy debate in relation to prescription duration in England.
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Variation in prescription duration for long term conditions: a cohort study in English NHS primary care using OpenPrescribing

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By Brian MacKenna, Andrew Brown Verified, Richard Croker, Alex Walker
| BJGP (British Journal of General Practice) Verified
Abstract Background: Many patients receive routine medications for long-term conditions (LTCs). Doctors typically issue repeat prescriptions in one to three month durations, but England currently has no national guidance on the optimal duration. Aim: Describe current prescription durations for common LTCs in England, explore and visualise geographical variation, and identify practice factors associated with shorter prescribing duration to inform policy making.
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Variation in prescription duration for long term conditions: a cohort study in English NHS primary care using OpenPrescribing

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By Brian MacKenna, Andrew Brown Verified, Richard Croker, Apostolos Tsiachristas
| medRxiv
All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form at www.icmje.org/coi_disclosure.pdf and declare the following BG has received research funding from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, the NHS National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the NIHR School of Primary Care Research, the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, the MohnWestlake Foundation, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Oxford and Thames Valley, Wellcome Trust, the Good Thinking Foundation, Health Data Research...
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