[Influencing the prescriptions of general practitioners via guidelines and feedback--secondary publication].
We investigated the effects of a multi-dimensional intervention on practice prescription patterns in five drug groups. The number of prescribed defined daily doses (DDDs) increased after the intervention, while potential savings/DDD decreased. The county's average cost/DDD fell to a level below the national average. It is possible to change general practitioners' prescription patterns without interfering with their clinical freedom or patients' access to treatment.
Schaefer
Kirsten
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Kvalitet og Udvikling, Region Sjaelland, Alléen 15, DK-4180 Sorø. kgs@regionsjaelland.dk
Hansen
Anders Onsberg
AO
Maerkedahl
Henrik
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Rehfeld
Claus
C
Birk
Hans Okkels
HO
Henriksen
Lars Onsberg
LO
D003718:Denmark; D016527:Drug Costs; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005194:Family Practice; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations