Commissioning treatment for dependence on prescription and over-the-counter medicines

"Commissioners will want to ensure that commissioned services include appropriate clinical governance mechanisms to ensure safe and effective prescribing of medicines liable to dependence and for the treatment of dependence, and to prevent and detect diversion of prescription medicines by patients."

Commissioning treatment for dependence on prescription and over-the-counter medicines: a guide for NHS and local authority commissioners
Public Health England
June 2013

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Influences on prescribing in general practice: why is there variation in prescribing practices?

"Prescribing is a core activity for general practitioners, yet significant variation in the quality of prescribing has been reported. This suggests there may be room for improvement in the application of the current best research evidence."

An ethnographic exploration of influences on prescribing in general practice: why is there variation in prescribing practices?
A Grant, F Sullivan, J Dowell
Implementation Science, 2013, 8:72

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