Drug Prescription

An automated system may alleviate the administrative burden that comes with specialty prescriptions while improving fill rates, according to experts.

Being prescribed a 90-day or a “mixed duration” supply of entecavir or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate was associated with higher fill rates among commercially insured patients with chronic hepatitis B, researchers found.

A new method of UTI detection designed specifically for use in primary care predicted with high accuracy when antibiotics could be safely withheld from low-risk patients, according to researchers.

Shorter durations of antibiotic therapy are now recommended for many infections. Although practice has begun to change, the “shorter is better” mantra has not reached all prescribers.

The optimal duration of antibiotic therapy has been a matter of some debate, and increasingly, research is showing that shorter durations are just as effective as longer courses for many infections.

The balance of risks and benefits when it comes to treating musculoskeletal pain with opioids in the ED setting remains unclear, according to researchers.

The CDC released a draft of its updated guidelines for prescribing opioids, which emphasize patient-centered decisions and would reduce some limitations on prescribing that were previously set in 2016.

Continuous professional development for drug prescribing was associated with reduced health care costs for patients, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Concordance of statin prescription between web-based app for consumer use and clinician assessment.

A web application to help individuals self-prescribe statin therapy demonstrated 96% agreement with subsequent physician judgment, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.