[Do we primary care doctors improve our prescription of generic medicines after the intervention of the area pharmacist?].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the prescription of generic medicines by the primary care doctors in a health district after an intervention programme conducted by the area pharmacist.


METHODS
Intervention study. Two indicators were selected as indicators of pharmaceutical prescription of generics.


METHODS
Primary care. District 8 of Area 3, Valencian Community, Spain.


METHODS
Eleven family doctors and 2 paediatricians.


METHODS
a) Information session in the health centre given by the area pharmacist; b) delivery of the catalogue of generic medicines; c) delivery of the control panel to every physician; and d) possibility of connection to the GAIA system.


METHODS
A before-and-after evaluation was made (at 6 months and 12 months from the intervention) of every doctor. Values were compared with the 2 indicators of pharmaceutical prescription.


RESULTS
Before the intervention, no doctor was fulfilling the Indicators of pharmaceutical prescription 1 and 2. At 6 months, all the doctors had increased their prescription of generics. Seven doctors met the objective of Indicator 1; and 8, that of indicator 2. At 12 months the increase remained and even grew.


CONCLUSIONS
The prescription of generics measured with indicators of pharmaceutical prescription 1 and 2 improved.
Gandía-Moya
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Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Consultorio Auxiliar de Altura, Castellón, España. mgandiam@papps.org
D000328:Adult; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010372:Pediatrics; D010595:Pharmacists; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013030:Spain
D016568:Drugs, Generic