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Prescribing costs in dispensing practices

T J Morton-Jones1, M A Pringle

  • 1Department of General Practice, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.

BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.)
|May 8, 1993
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Dispensing practices incur higher prescribing costs per patient than non-dispensing ones, mainly due to lower generic drug use. Increasing generic prescribing can reduce expenditure in dispensing practices.

Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Pharmaceutical Policy
  • General Practice

Background:

  • Prescribing patterns and costs vary significantly between different types of medical practices.
  • Understanding these variations is crucial for optimizing healthcare resource allocation and patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the differences in drug prescribing between general practices that dispense medications and those that do not.
  • To identify factors contributing to cost variations in prescribing between these practice types.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of prescribing data (PD2 and PACT data) from 1990-1 for 108 practices in Lincolnshire.
  • Comparison of prescribing cost per patient, items per patient, and cost per item.
  • Examination of practice characteristics, including patient demographics and drug prescribing habits.

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Main Results:

  • Dispensing practices exhibited higher prescribing costs per patient compared to non-dispensing practices.
  • Lower utilization of generic drugs in dispensing practices was the primary driver (84%) of increased costs.
  • Elderly patient numbers and practice partner numbers explained a smaller portion of the cost difference.

Conclusions:

  • Dispensing practices can lower prescribing expenditure by increasing the use of generic medications.
  • Shorter prescribing intervals in dispensing practices may be influenced by dispensing fees structures.