Social network analysis of duplicative prescriptions: One-month analysis of medical facilities in Japan

Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Takeo Nakayama and Ichiro Kawachi

Health Policy, 2016, vol. 120, issue 3, 334-341

Abstract: Duplicative prescriptions refer to situations in which patients receive medications for the same condition from two or more sources. Health officials in Japan have expressed concern about medical “waste” resulting from this practices. We sought to conduct descriptive analysis of duplicative prescriptions using social network analysis and to report their prevalence across ages.

Keywords: Prescription drugs; Health service research; Health policy; Social networks; Duplicative prescription (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.01.020

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