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Good versus poor prescribers: the comparison of prescribing competencies in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare the competencies of primary care physicians (PCPs) with poor and good prescribing performance in frequently encountered indications.

Background

Primary care centers are one of the mostly visited health facilities by the population for different health issues.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed 6 125 487 prescriptions generated by 1431 PCPs which were selected by systematic sampling in 2016 in Istanbul. We defined PCPs as poor prescriber (n = 227) or good prescriber (n = 210) in terms of their prescribing performance per WHO/INRUD criteria. We compared solo diagnosis prescriptions of these two groups in 'percentage of prescriptions in compliance with clinical guidelines' and also rational prescribing indicators.