Dispensing practices issue shorter prescription lengths compared with non-dispensing practices: a quasi-experimental cross-sectional study
Dispensing practices are associated with shorter prescription lengths, increasing the number of prescriptions issued over time and the associated dispensing fee. The absence of clear guidance on prescription lengths likely contributes to this variability. Central bodies should consider providing explicit recommendations to optimise prescription durations.
Authors
- Cameron Appel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7728-5400)
- Loretta Loftus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0996-7928)
- Ian Holdroyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7011-4116)
- Efthalia Massou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0488-482X)
- John Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8033-7081)
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Wolfson Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0115
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00