Iain,
> Should I continue to do so to boost my % generic prescribing figure and thus
> brown-nose the PCT people who care about such things?
Dressings don't count towards % generic prescribing. So please don't waste everybodies time.
I've yet to poison someone with the wrong Oilatum so seventy whatever % liquid paraffin scripts are not really dangerous -
just a PITA.
As for 7 day scripts for dosettes - it's really down to how you feel about your patients. At present it's the only method of
NHS funding for dosettes (and it's a fudge). If you and the patient are happy for the patient to pay a private fee for
dossette dispensing then write the scripts for whatever period you think appropriate. (As an aside I make similar decisions
myself - if it's me recommending dossettes I don't demand 7 day scripts - and the decision to charge depends on what I know
about the circumstances of the patient)
It's not a one size fits all approach - it's patient centred. For one patient I get branded MST scripts because the patient
has problems getting the generic equivalent out of the foil. I get Neurontin rather than Gabapentin scripts due to the size
of the generic capsules and the inability of patients to swallow them.
A generic that the patient cannot actually use is a waste of everyone's time and money - and benefits no-one.
Regards
Jeff
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