Ninety-three per cent of GP practices in England have successfully adopted the electronic prescription service (EPS) and, according to NHS Digital, an estimated 62.5% of prescriptions were dispensed through EPS in June this year. A [read more]
A new report examines the cost of medicines to the NHS and explores the policies used to try to control growth in costs, as well as the choices policy-makers are likely to make in the [read more]
Prescription Cost Analysis report has been published by NHS digital The report details the number of items and the Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) of all prescriptions dispensed in the community in England over the 2017 calendar [read more]
Research published in the British Journal of General Practice says 28-day prescriptions for people with long-term conditions lack robust evidence and should be reconsidered The widely adopted practice of issuing 28-day rather than longer duration prescriptions for [read more]
According to NHS figures, in the year prior to June 2017 the NHS spent approximately £569m on prescriptions for medicines which can be purchased over-the-counter from a pharmacy – or equivalent. To counter this, NHS [read more]
A new report – Reducing inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in English primary care: evidence and outlook – claims inappropriate prescribing was found in every general practice included in the analyses While the research deems antibiotics indispensable [read more]
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Express and Star Researchers called for a new database detailing patients who are taking large amounts of opioid painkillers, theExpress and Star reports. There should be a national [read more]
Credit: This story was first seen on the Grimsby Telegraph A new Minor Ailments Scheme has been established in North East Lincolnshire to provide local people with easy access to advice and medicine, and encourage self-care [read more]
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