title: [Influencing the prescriptions of general practitioners via guidelines and feedback--secondary publication].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kvalitet og Udvikling, Region Sjaelland, Alléen 15, DK-4180 Sorø. kgs@regionsjaelland.dk
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: Anders Onsberg
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maerkedahl
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rehfeld
authors.forename: Hans Okkels
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Birk
authors.forename: Lars Onsberg
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Henriksen
mesh_terms: 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'
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations