An audit of prescribing by peer review.
This study describes how a group of general practitioners were made aware of their own prescribing habits. This was done by analysing carbon copies of prescriptions and reporting the analysis to a meeting of the doctors. The effects of this knowledge on subsequent prescribing were monitored.
D004363:Drug Utilization; D005194:Family Practice; D006123:Group Practice; D009660:Northern Ireland; D010380:Peer Review; D014600:Utilization Review