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Prescribing in GP - Coggle Diagram
Prescribing in GP
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Rational Prescribing
Patient Considerations
- Consult the pt and ensure enformed consnt
- Explain pts role and secure cooperation
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- Terminate when no longer needed
Keeping Up to Date
Guidlines - NICE, GOLD, GINE
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Special Circumstances
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- Particular drug catagories- warfarin
Writing a Prescription
Must Contain
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- Doctor's details including MCN
- Pt
Name
Address
Age if <12 yo
- Drug
Name
Strength
Dose
Route / method of admin
Total amount / duration of tx
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Other considerations
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- Should be accurate, approapriate and unambiguous
- If any error / correction made - initial it
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- Write number of tablets when prescribing BENZOs
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Reference and Generic
Reference
Medicine authorised following submission of a dossier containing full pharmaceutical, pre-clinical and clinical trial data.
Branded - Orignator - Proprietary
Generic medicine
Contains the same quantity of active substance and used in the same dose to treat the same condition as a reference medicine. Meets the same standards of qualoty and safety and has same effect
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Trends and Costs
Increased Costs
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- Improved diagnostics, earlier detection of disease
- More medicines developed to treat common conditions
- Higher prevalence of long-term conditions
- Increased use of medications for prevention