Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Differences between prescribed and dispensed medications

T L Gardner1, S M Dovey, M W Tilyard

  • 1Department of General Practice, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin.

The New Zealand Medical Journal
|March 8, 1996
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Trauma-informed Approaches to Substance Use Interventions with Indigenous Peoples: A Scoping Review.

Journal of psychoactive drugs·2021
Same author

Comparison of three targeted approaches to screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm based on cardiovascular risk.

The British journal of surgery·2016
Same author

Imaging quiz: a foot rash with a foul odor.

The Physician and sportsmedicine·2010
Same author

Care plans for acutely deteriorating COPD: a randomized controlled trial.

Chronic respiratory disease·2005
Same author

What should we report to medical error reporting systems?

Quality & safety in health care·2004
Same author

Learning from malpractice claims about negligent, adverse events in primary care in the United States.

Quality & safety in health care·2004

Many prescribed medications are not dispensed in general practice, particularly antibiotics. Patients with government subsidies are more likely to fill prescriptions, suggesting potential issues with current pharmaceutical subsidy targeting.

Area of Science:

  • Pharmaceutical Policy
  • General Practice Research
  • Medication Adherence

Background:

  • A significant proportion of medications prescribed in general practice are not dispensed.
  • Understanding factors influencing prescription dispensing is crucial for optimizing medication use and healthcare resource allocation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences between prescribed and dispensed medications in general practice.
  • To identify patient characteristics and drug categories associated with non-dispensing of prescriptions.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of computerized prescribing records and dispensed prescriptions from 13 general practices over 12 weeks in 1992.
  • Analysis of matched and unmatched prescription items to determine factors influencing dispensing rates.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Detailed examination of the nine most commonly prescribed drug categories.

    • Main Results:

    • Out of 49,756 prescribed items, 43,302 (87.0%) were dispensed. Antibiotics constituted 17.6% of non-dispensed items.
    • No significant gender differences were observed in prescription non-dispensing rates.
    • Statistically significant differences in dispensing rates were found based on community services card (CSC) status (p<0.001), high user health (HUH) card eligibility (p<0.005), and patient age (p<0.001).

    Conclusions:

    • A high rate of non-dispensing for general practice prescriptions exists.
    • Patients eligible for government subsidies (CSC, HUH) demonstrate higher prescription fulfillment rates.
    • Increasing age is associated with lower non-dispensing rates, and current pharmaceutical subsidies may require better targeting.