RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prescribing — a case for prolonged treatment
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 284
OP 287
VO 35
IS 275
A1 Conrad M. Harris
A1 John Fry
A1 Brian Jarman
A1 Elizabeth Woodman
YR 1985
UL http://bjgp.org/content/35/275/284.abstract
AB In an earlier study it was shown that general practitioners changed some of their prescribing habits when they were given detailed analyses of their prescriptions every six months for two years and provided with opportunities to discuss the information with participating colleagues. A follow-up study of the same doctors two years later revealed that most of the effects of the intervention had disappeared, though the increase in generic prescribing persisted. It is concluded that a more sustained intervention is needed to bring about more lasting change.