Insulin prescription audit

Uk audit of childhood growth hormone prescription, 1998.

AIMS To identify all young people prescribed growth hormone in the UK as of 1 October 1998 and to determine their age, sex, and the indication for therapy. METHODS Cross sectional national postal audit through members of the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) and other paediatricians identified as potential prescribers of growth hormone. Main outcome measures we...

Oxycodone--an audit of its prescription in a local hospital.

AIM This study aims to evaluate the prescription patterns and side effects of oxycodone in a local hospital setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective analysis of all patients who were prescribed oxycodone for acute or chronic pain from June to November 2007. Patients' names were obtained from the hospital pharmacy and data were collected with a set of questionnaire after review o...

Effect of medical audit on prescription of palliative radiotherapy.

Breaking down barriers to initiating insulin: Insulin prescription pad.

Many patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) require insulin therapy to achieve and maintain glycemic control.1 Family physicians provide most of the care for these patients and are usually the first point of contact in the insulin conversation. Therefore, it is important that family physicians have the knowledge and skills to initiate and titrate insulin, and any additional tools they ca...

Reducing insulin prescription errors in hospital: more stick than carrot?

People with diabetes are more likely to be admitted to hospital and have longer stays in hospital than people without diabetes. Data from the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit suggest that people with diabetes experience avoidable prescription errors such as wrong insulin, incorrect doses and omitted doses. These errors result in increased length of stay and harm to the patient. Many of the err...