title: [Validation inspection of prescription drugs in Spain: current situation from a health professional perspective after its introduction in electronic form].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the current situation of the inspection validation of prescriptions (IVP) in Spain since the introduction of the electronic procedure (EP) from the healthcare professionals' perspective.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational, cross sectional study, in two phases; combining qualitative and quantitative techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary Care (PC), Secondary Care (SC) and the health care management sector.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary care physicians (PCPs), endocrinologists, medical inspectors, pharmacists and health Authorities of Autonomous Communities (AACC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Semi-structured surveys and Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The IVP presents three modalities in Spain: manual, electronics and electronics linked to electronic prescription. The participants of the same level of management perceive in a similar way the purpose of the IVP, and there exist differences between the different levels of interviewed managers. Differences exist in the situation of EP between AACC. It is more implemented in primary care (PC) than in specialized (63% vs 37%), with similar degree in urban and rural areas. Six of 17 AACC presented a public access to the corresponding legislation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The IVP is perceived as a tool for the economic control in expenditure on drugs and as additional administrative load in PC. The rhythm of implementation of EP differs between AACC as well as the access to the regulation.
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria (SEMFyC), Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Domingo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orozco
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Basora
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paz
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lizan
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017277:Drug Approval; D055695:Electronic Prescribing; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D055553:Prescription Drugs