Stewart D, Krska J, Kendle K, Wintour D, McGregor C
School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1999 Aug;48(2):247-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1999.00978.x.
To investigate the use of peripheral vasodilators in selected practices in primary care and to observe the effect of withdrawing therapy in a sample of patients.
Patients receiving repeat prescriptions for peripheral vasodilators, identified from two practices in Grampian, were interviewed prior to and following withdrawal of therapy.
Of the 35 patients, review of the continued need for therapy was documented in the medical notes of only one patient. Treatment was successfully withdrawn from 17 patients, generating considerable savings.
Review of peripheral vasodilators merits further attention in larger numbers of patients.
调查在基层医疗的特定诊所中使用外周血管扩张剂的情况，并观察在部分患者样本中停止治疗的效果。
从格兰扁地区的两家诊所中识别出接受外周血管扩张剂重复处方的患者，在停止治疗前后对其进行访谈。
在35名患者中，仅有一名患者的病历中有关于持续治疗需求的复查记录。成功停止了17名患者的治疗，节省了可观的费用。
对外周血管扩张剂的复查值得在更多患者中进一步关注。
