Determinants of prescribing costs amongst single-handed general practitioners

Paramjit Gill, Andrea Roalfe

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    Abstract

    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the contribution of patient and doctor characteristics in explaining observed variations in prescribing costs between individual doctors. METHOD: Secondary analysis of data collected from general practitioners, Family Health Services Authorities, 1991 Census data set and the Prescription Pricing Authority. RESULTS: A multiple regression model with four variables (social class, training status, generic prescribing and length of time in general practice) explained only 16.5% of the variation in costs/ASTRO-PU. CONCLUSION: This study highlights that very little of the variation in prescribing costs can readily be explained. Further research is needed to document contributing factors.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)433-435
    Number of pages3
    JournalJournal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
    Volume26
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2001

    Keywords

    • general practice
    • prescribing cost variation

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