Impact of promoting ‘Only order what you need’ and ceasing pharmacy-initiated managed repeats in a large general practice
A well-planned campaign to move away from pharmacy-managed repeat prescriptions to patient-initiated requests can reduce prescribing costs and support the NHS journey to net zero.
Authors
- Richard Podmore
- Daniel Tucker
- Chloe Jenvey
- Helen Kingston
- Laura Smith
Institutions
- Age UK (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Sustainability Institute (ZA)
- Health Information Management (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Leader
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2025-001286
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00