Rammya Mathew: Tackling overmedicalisation must become a political priority
Overmedicalisation has been around as a concept for more than 20 years, with campaigners ardently…
Category: General practice / family medicine, UK, Too much medicine
Pharmacists in England will be able to prescribe antibiotics without GP approval from next year
From next year England’s pharmacists will be allowed to prescribe a wider array of drugs—including…
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Overprescribing: 10% of items dispensed in primary care are inappropriate, review finds
An estimated 10% of items dispensed in primary care in England are inappropriate, a government…