Association between prescription patterns and primary care clinic closures in South Korea: A longitudinal retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary care clinic sustainability affects healthcare service delivery. However, the impact of prescription patterns on primary care clinic sustainability remains unclear. We analyzed the association between prescription patterns of frequently used medications and primary care clinic closures in South Korea.

Methods

We used Korean National Health Insurance Service data on office-based primary care clinics established between 2003 and 2012, and their claims data from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2015. We assessed the effects of prescription patterns on primary care clinic closures in Korea. Prescription patterns included prescription rates of benzodiazepines and injectable medications for all visits, antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections, and steroi

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482020 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature