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Risk of inappropriate drug monitoring and prescribing in UK surgeries revealed

Around one in 100 patients attending a UK GP surgery is at risk of receiving an inappropriate prescription, and around one in 250 are not being appropriately monitored, new study results suggest.

Posted 11 November 2015

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