Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Department of Public Health, Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2021 Jul;87(7):2982-2987. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14691. Epub 2021 Jan 25.
We describe the distribution of prescriber types responsible for issuing prescriptions in Denmark. Using a 20% random sample of all Danes alive during 2000-2018 (n = 1 515 025) and all their prescriptions filled at community pharmacies (n = 182 143 707), we found that general practitioners issued 88% of all prescriptions, followed by hospital physicians (7.4%) and private practicing specialists (4.2%). These values were stable over the study period. With increasing patient age, general practitioners were responsible for a larger proportion of prescriptions (e.g. 68% for patients aged 0-17 y and 89% for patients ≥51 y). General practitioners were responsible for 84% of all treatment initiation (first prescription) and 90% of all maintenance treatment. Corresponding values for hospital physicians were 9.5 and 6.3%, and for private practicing specialists 5.3 and 3.6%. In conclusion, general practitioners are responsible for the vast majority of prescribing in Denmark, including both treatment initiation and continuation, in particular among the elderly.
我们描述了丹麦负责开具处方的医生类型的分布。使用 2000 年至 2018 年期间所有丹麦活人的 20%随机样本（n=1515025）和他们在社区药房（n=182143707）中填写的所有处方，我们发现全科医生开具了所有处方的 88%，其次是医院医生（7.4%）和私人执业专科医生（4.2%）。这些值在研究期间保持稳定。随着患者年龄的增长，全科医生负责开具的处方比例更大（例如，0-17 岁患者的处方占 68%，≥51 岁患者的处方占 89%）。全科医生负责所有治疗开始（首诊）处方的 84%和所有维持治疗处方的 90%。医院医生的相应值分别为 9.5%和 6.3%，私人执业专科医生的相应值分别为 5.3%和 3.6%。总之，全科医生在丹麦负责开具处方的绝大多数，包括治疗的开始和延续，尤其是在老年人中。
