Medicines prescribing for homeless persons: analysis of prescription data from specialist homelessness general practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Specialist homelessness practices remain the main primary care access point for many persons experiencing homelessness. Prescribing practices are poorly understood in this population.

Objective

This study aims to investigate prescribing of medicines to homeless persons who present to specialist homelessness primary care practices and compares the data with the general population.

Setting

Analyses of publicly available prescribing and demographics data pertaining to primary care in England.

Methods

Prescribing data from 15 specialist homelessness practices in England were extracted for the period 04/2019-03/2020 and compared with data from (a) general populations, (b) the most deprived populations, and (c) the least deprived populations in England.

SUBMITTER: Khan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9126241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature