Abstract
Aims and methodThis audit examines the quality of ‘as required’ (p.r.n.) prescribing for in-patients before and after standard setting.ResultsThere were improvements in writing oral/intramuscular prescriptions and in the use of different drugs regularly and p.r.n. There was a trend for improvement in completion of guidelines for those on high doses but completion was not influenced by hidden p.r.n. prescribing. Writing p.r.n. prescriptions as a ranged dose was common and did not improve significantly.Clinical implicationsBy using some simple measures, improvements in some aspects of potentially problematic p.r.n. medication can be achieved.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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