The financial costs of anticipatory prescribing: A retrospective observational study of prescribed, administered and wasted medications using community clinical records.
Lloyd MorganStephen BarclayKristian PollockEfthalia MassouBen BowersPublished in: Palliative medicine (2023)
The costs of prescribed and unused anticipatory medications were higher than previously reported but remain modest. Usage of prescriptions was lower than previously documented. There may be scope to reduce the quantity of vials that are routinely prescribed without adversely affecting care; further research is needed to investigate this possibility.