New study shows SCRIPT impact on prescribing for older patients

18th September 2017

A new study shows the positive impact SCRIPT has on hospital doctors’ knowledge and confidence in prescribing for older patients. The randomised control trial found that those who completed a SCRIPT module on geriatric pharmacotherapy scored on average 22% more in test compared to those who had not completed the module.

The full paper is available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28258537

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