Does a teaching session given to pharmacists with influence over the prescribing of a regional group of general practices affect the number of low-priority medicines prescribed?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Conditions treated by medications considered low-priority; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN31218900
• Lead Sponsor: HS England

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-10-01
• Study Completion: 2019-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 7 December 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in England with the highest expenditure on low-priority items per 1000 registered patients.

Exclusion Criteria

CCGs where members of the DataLab team are employed or have been recently employed.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> The following are assessed by the change from the baseline (April to September 2018) to the follow-up (April to September 2019) using a regression model:<br> 1. Cost per 1,000 patients for all 18 pre-specified low-priority” treatments combined<br> 2. Total items per 1000 across all 18 low priority treatments.<br>