AWMSG publishes updated national prescribing indicators for 2013-2014

Source: All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) Area: News The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) has endorsed revised National Prescribing Indicators for 2013-4, as set out in the document at the link below.   The indicators cover the following:   . Lipid-modifying drugs (items of low acquisition cost statins as a percentage of all statin, ezetimibe and simvastatin/ezetimibe combination prescribing) . Hypnotics and anxiolytics (average daily quantity [ADQ] per 1,000 STAR-PUs) . Dosulepin (defined daily dosage [DDD] per 1,000 PUs) . Antidepressants (ADQ per 1,000 STAR-PUs) . Opioid prescribing (morphine as a percentage of strong opioid prescribing) . Antibiotics (items per 1,000 STAR-PUs; cephalosporins as a percentage of total antibacterial items; quinolones as a percentage of total antibacterial items; co-amoxiclav as a percentage of total antibacterial items) . Insulin (long-acting insulin analogues as a percentage of total long- and ...
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