Adherence to Prescribing Recommendations Made on a Provincial Formulary
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Adherence to prescribing recommendations made on a provincial formulary.
Guidance regarding appropriate and cost-effective use of prescription drugs is published in the Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary in the form of "therapeutic notes." We conducted a cross-sectional study of all residents of Ontario aged 66 and older who received a new prescription for one of two drugs, aliskiren or sitagliptin, between December 1, 2008 and March 31, 2012 to determine how frequently...
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عنوان ژورنال: Healthcare Policy | Politiques de Santé
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1715-6580
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2014.23812