TY - JOUR T1 - Prescribing — a case for prolonged treatment JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 284 LP - 287 VL - 35 IS - 275 AU - Conrad M. Harris AU - John Fry AU - Brian Jarman AU - Elizabeth Woodman Y1 - 1985/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/35/275/284.abstract N2 - 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. ER -