Variation in duration of repeat prescriptions: a primary care cohort study in England
This analysis of OpenPrescribing data showed that repeat prescriptions of 28 days are common for patients taking routine medications for chronic conditions, particularly in dispensing practices. This provides data to inform the policy debate on current practice. Configuration of electronic health record systems offer an opportunity to implement and evaluate new policies on repeat prescription duration in England.
Authors
- Apostolos Tsiachristas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4662-8915)
- Richard Croker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8114-9186)
- Andrew D Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3688-8393)
- Seb Bacon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-3454)
- Alex J Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4932-6135)
- Peter Inglesby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7784-1719)
- Helen J Curtis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3429-9576)
- Ben Goldacre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5127-4728)
- Brian MacKenna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3786-9063)
- Dave Evans
Institutions
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2024.0326
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Laura and John Arnold Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- British Lung Foundation
- Asthma and Lung UK
- University of Oxford
- Research for Patient Benefit Programme
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
- National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration Oxford and Thames Valley