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The queries will enable practices to examine their current prescribing to identify issues or even systems which might need attention.
The queries examine the following topics:
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Possible inappropriate prescribing in view of a patient’s past medical history.
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Appropriate monitoring of medications which necessitate regular tests to ensure that they are not causing unintended harm.
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Potentially overlooking laboratory test results that look for people with biochemical evidence of hypothyroidism, chronic kidney disease or diabetes without the relevant diagnostic Read code.
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Prescribing concurrently two medications which have the potential for a dangerous interaction.
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Possible inappropriate prescriptions considering a patient’s age.
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