The Medical Protection New Zealand podcast

Safe Prescribing Episode 1: 12-Month Prescriptions

The Medical Protection New Zealand podcast

Show Notes

In this first episode of this series we discuss the law change to allow for 12 month prescriptions.

We discuss factors to consider when deciding the length of prescriptions you write. We also explore ways to minimise complaints.

Although this podcast is focused primarily on Primary Care, the principles are equally applicable to secondary care and does discuss hospital prescribing at patient discharge and outpatient clinics.

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