TY - JOUR T1 - MeReC Bulletin JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 559 LP - 560 VL - 55 IS - 516 AU - Chris Gunstone Y1 - 2005/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/55/516/559.abstract N2 - The MeReC Bulletin1 arrived (Benzodiazepines and and newer hypnotics) and automatically I took down my sackcloth and prepared myself for an evening of penance and self-mortification (what else does a GP do now there is no ‘out of hours?’).There, as expected, in the summary was the comment about inappropriate prescribing – GPs behaving badly again!But as I was collecting the ashes from the grate I wondered when I last prescribed inappropriately. How often do we as GPs hand out benzodiazepines on a whim, without dire warnings of addiction, tolerance and side effects? How often when signing repeat … ER -