Evaluating the safety of mental health-related prescribing in UK primary care: a cross-sectional study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).

Wael Y. Khawagi; Douglas T. Steinke; Matthew J Carr; Alison K Wright; Darren M. Ashcroft; Anthony Avery; Richard Neil Keers

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Evaluating the safety of mental health-related prescribing in UK primary care: a cross-sectional study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).

September 15, 2021

Khawagi WY, Steinke DT, Carr MJ, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022;31(5):364-378.

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Patient safety indicators (PSIs) can be used to identify potential patient safety hazards. Researchers used the Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD database to examine prevalence, variation, and patient- and practice-level risk factors for 22 mental health-related PSIs for medication prescribing and monitoring in primary care. The authors found that potentially inappropriate prescribing and inadequate medication monitoring commonly affected patients with mental illness in primary care.

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