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[The evaluation of a computer program for the filling of repeat prescriptions]
F A Alonso López1, B Anzola Fernández, I Arratibel Arrondo
1Centro de Salud de Zumaia (Guipúzcoa).
Objective:
To study the long-term prescriptions at our health centre, using information supplied by the data base of the long-term treatment programme (LTP). Secondly, to evaluate the programme's efficiency as regards the best use of available time at our Health Centre.
Design:
Descriptive study.
Setting:
Zumaia Health Centre (Guipúzcoa).
Patients:
The 533 patients at present included in the long-term treatment programme.
Measurements And Main Results:
7.9% of the adult population were included in the LTP. There was a significant increase, greater than expected, in the 65-74 age group. On average, the patients received 8.2 jars of medicine at each check-up, which on average took place every 54 days. 60% of patients needed three or less different drugs. On average, the programme printed 560 prescriptions per week, thus avoiding a manual filling of prescriptions calculated at 4 hours and 40 minutes.
Conclusions:
The transferral to computers of the filling and control of repeat prescriptions is an alternative of sufficient importance to justify its general use. Modification of the present form authorizing repeat prescriptions would greatly increase efficiency. Further studies are required in order to look deeper into the origin and adequacy of prescriptions.
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