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| Title |
The scale of repeat prescribing – time for an update
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-14-76 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Duncan R Petty, Arnold G Zermansky, David P Alldred |
| Abstract |
The NHS spends billions of pounds annually on repeat prescriptions in primary care, but data on their extent and use is out of date. Understanding the scale of repeat prescribing and for whom it is prescribed is important for the NHS to plan services and develop policies to improve patient care. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 57% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 46 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 46 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 24% |
| Researcher | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 12 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 26% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Unknown | 14 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 March 2014.
All research outputs
#6,513,973
of 23,340,595 outputs
Outputs from BMC Health Services Research
#3,101
of 7,812 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#62,287
of 225,469 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Health Services Research
#48
of 136 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,340,595 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 71st percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 7,812 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.9. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 59% of its peers.
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We're also able to compare this research output to 136 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 64% of its contemporaries.