RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Duplicate prescriptions: an aid to research and review
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 648
OP 650
VO 31
IS 232
A1 J. G. Hamley
A1 S. V. Brown
A1 J. Crooks
A1 L. J. Christopher
A1 D. Dingwall
A1 J. C. Murdoch
A1 J. D. E. Knox
A1 A. W. Patterson
A1 a group of Tayside general practitioners
YR 1981
UL http://bjgp.org/content/31/232/648.abstract
AB We describe a method of studying patterns of prescribing and related morbidity in general practice. Prescribing data were automatically duplicated onto a `no-carbon-required' prescription-pad. Additional information about diagnosis and indications for each drug, an indication of whether the drug was newly prescribed or a repeat, and a patient identification code were entered onto the bottom copy. A computer was used to process the data, which were gathered over a period of seven months. The method offers an efficient means of collecting data which can be applied by individuals or groups of doctors to improve patient care and help achieve rational prescribing.