Prescribing indicator | Adjusted regression coefficient, β |
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Antibiotic prescribing volume, ADQ per STAR-PU | 0.08 |
Net ingredient cost, per 1000 registered patients | −0.01 |
Antidepressant prescribing, ADQ per STAR-PU | 0.06 |
Hypnotic prescribing, ADQ per STAR-PU | 0.01 |
Antipsychotic prescribing, ADQ per STAR-PU | 0.04 |
Low-cost statins as a proportion of all statins | 0.02 |
Ezetimibe as a proportion of all lipid-lowering drugs | −0.04 |
Cephalosporins and quinolones as a proportion of all antibiotics | −0.02 |
Oral NSAIDs, ADQ per STAR-PU | −0.01 |
Ibuprofen and naproxen as a proportion of all NSAIDs | 0.06 |
Diclofenac and COX-2 inhibitors as a proportion of all NSAIDs | 0.05 |
Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants, ADQ per STAR-PU | 0.03 |
Inhaled corticosteroids, ADQ per STAR-PU | −0.03 |
Long- and intermediate-acting insulin analogues as a proportion of all insulins | −0.02 |
↵a Other predictor variables included in the regression models: eight demographic variables and three practice variables. ADQ = average daily quantities. COX-2 = cyclo-oxygenase-2. NSAID = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. STAR-PU = specific therapeutic group age–sex related prescribing units.