Repeat Prescribing Toolkit

The RPS and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) published a new repeat prescribing toolkit. The RCGP is encouraging all GP practices to work with their local community pharmacies and to consider if their repeat prescribing systems can be improved in terms of safety and reducing overprescribing. An ‘oversupply dashboard’ is now available to all general practices in England with seven key medicines that have a straightforward daily dosage schedule (so that expected quantities can easily be calculated) being targeted first. The dashboard aims to highlight where cumulative amounts of prescribing are considered excessive for a 12-month period. The seven medicines are aspirin 75mg, statins (solid oral), glucose monitors/sensors, blood glucose testing strips, fixed dose inhalers, daily laxatives and oral nutritional supplements.