The impact of lidocaine plaster prescribing reduction strategies: a comparison of two national health services in Europe.
Molly MattssonFiona BolandCiara KirkeMichelle FloodEmma WallaceMary E WalshDerek CorriganTom FaheyRichard CrokerSebastian C J BaconPeter InglesbyDavid EvansBen GoldacreBrian MacKennaFrank MoriartyPublished in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2023)
Among two different interventions aiming to decrease low-value lidocaine plaster prescribing, there was a substantially larger impact in Ireland of reimbursement restriction compared to issuing guidance in England. However, this is in the context of much higher baseline rates of use in Ireland compared to England.