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Clinical Indications and Structured Medication Reviews 26 October 2026 - A structured medication review starts with one question for every medicine on the list: what is it for? When each repeat prescription already carries a clinical indication, the answer is…
A 2026 Systematic Review of Indications on Electronic Prescriptions 14 October 2026 - A systematic review published in March 2026 in the International Journal of Medical Informatics brings together the studies that have added indications to electronic prescribing systems. It found 24, and…
GMC Reaffirmed that Clinicians Should Consider Including Clinical Indications on Their Prescriptions 10 August 2021 - In April 2021 the GMC reaffirmed that clinicians should consider including clinical indications on their prescriptions. Keeping up to date and prescribing safely. Related: What the GMC guidance says ·…
2019 Hospital Medicines Management United Kingdom 23 April 2019 - Katherine Shemilt and others explored the impact of including clinical indications on inpatient prescriptions. Pharmacists thought this would be helpful and practical to implement on new prescriptions but time consuming…
2015 Research in Primary Care in Quebec, Canada 1 January 2015 - 2015 Research in Primary Care in Quebec, Canada using the Medical Office of the XXIst Century electronic health record that supports treatment indications and outcomes has shown greater adverse drug…
Logic integrated Medical Assessment 1 January 2014 - The LiMA (Logic integrated Medical Assessment) software program used in the work capability assessments by the Department of Work and Pensions uses a clinical indications process to link drugs to…
Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices. 1 January 2013 - The General Medical Council in the UK releases its guidance Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices. This states on paragraph 10 that 'all prescribers should consider adding…
Local pharmacist are nominated for a Wycombe PCT award for medicine use review development. 28 November 2006 - Dr Nigel Masters and Nigel Carpenter local pharmacist are nominated for a Wycombe PCT award for medicine use review development. Extensive use of indication labelling makes this process which is…
Dr Penelope Barley writes in Pulse magazine 5 October 2006 - Dr Penelope Barley writes in Pulse magazine about her use of clinical indications. Read her article here.
NHS innovations South East presents Clinical Indications with a Judges Commendation in the IT/Knowledge Category. 24 May 2006 - NHS innovations South East presents Clinical Indications with a Judges Commendation in the IT/Knowledge Category. Clinical Indications is working closely with this NHS Innovation hub to find and develop appropriate…
Clinical Indications Directory 2 November 2005 - First Clinical Indication Directory developed to show range of simple clinical labelling phrases linked to medication. This is available for viewing online in our Clinical Indications Directory section or at Wycombe Primary…
Clinical indications wins BUPA Communication Award. 11 October 2005 - Clinical indications wins BUPA Communication Award. The vice-chairman of the BUPA Foundation Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen says: "We immediately recognised this as an innovative idea that would have a far-reaching impact…
Clinical Indications is nominated for a Medical Futures Award 11 March 2005 - Clinical Indications is nominated for a Medical Futures Award in the group "Best innovation to improve patient safety".
Clinical Indications wins GP Enterprise Award 2004 12 July 2004 - Clinical Indications wins overall GP Enterprise Award 2004. The prize is given to Dr Nigel Masters at the House of Commons. Health Minister Dr Stephen Ladyman said, "Innovation such as…
Online poll at onmedica.net 11 May 2004 - Online poll at onmedica.net shows that seventy per cent of general medical practitioners who responded to an online survey want clinical indication labelling automatically placed on medication scripts.
Clinical indications in everyday practice 23 January 2003 - Doctor newspaper leads with front-page story and photograph of clinical indications in everyday practice following description on British Medical Journal Website.