Nursing prescription. Same efficacy as a medical prescription in the management of chronic conditions. Here because
infermieristicaMente – 30 agosto 2019
Prescribing by properly trained pharmacists and nurses offers results similar to prescribing by physicians, at least in the management of chronic conditions.
At a time of high demand for NHS resources, with shortages of doctors in some specialties, prescribing from other professionals can help reduce the workload, but it is necessary 
La prescrizione indipendente e supplementare è vista come un modo per migliorare l’accesso ai farmaci, liberare il tempo dei medici e sfruttare meglio le capacità di professionisti come infermieri e farmacisti.
The Cochrane review pooled clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction in 45 studies of nurse or pharmacist prescribing versus physician prescribing.
The majority of studies involved the management of chronic disease in primary care settings in high-income countries (25 from the US and six from the UK).
Prescribing in the UK
Prescribing by health professionals other than doctors has been in place in the UK since 2006. Infermieri, farmacisti, dentisti ed altri operatori sanitari sono ora in grado di formarsi come prescrittori indipendenti, il che significa che possono prescrivere qualsiasi farmaco all’interno della loro competenza. There are approximately 19,000 nurse prescribers in the Kingdom.
Prescribing in the UK by professions other than doctors is regulated by law.
The following groups can form as independent prescribers:
dentists; midwifery nurses; pharmacists; optometrists; podiatrists; physiotherapists.
I prescrittori indipendenti possono prescrivere qualsiasi farmaco (ad eccezione degli oppiacei per il trattamento della dipendenza) nell’ambito delle proprie competenze.
The National Prescribing Center, now part of NICE, has published guidance on non-medical prescribing.
The guidance states that non-physician prescribers can help NHS organizations meet benchmarks, deliver urgent and out-of-hours care and meet quality care standards for long-term conditions.
I study
This was a Cochrane review of 45 studies comparing doctors' prescribing with 
The results
Outcomes for patients after prescribing from nurses or pharmacists were similar to those for prescribing physicians.
The review provides some reassurance that properly trained independent prescribers can prescribe as effectively as doctors for patients with long-term conditions. Nurse prescribers or pharmacists can be helpful in managing chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
Blood pressure: people prescribed drugs by nurses or pharmacists had lower systolic blood pressure than those prescribed by doctors (-5.31 mmHg, 95% confidence interval [CI] -6.46 to -4.16; in 12 studies involving 4,229 participants).
Cholesterol: people who were prescribed medications by nurses or pharmacists had lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol than those prescribed by doctors (-0.21 mmol/L, 95% CI -0.29 to -0.14; in seven studies, involving 1,469 participants).
Glycemia: People prescribed medications by nurses or pharmacists had lower glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c, a long-term measure of blood sugar control) than those prescribed by doctors (-0.62%, 95% CI -0.85% to - 0.38%; in six trials, with 775 participants).
L’aderenza del paziente ai farmaci, la soddisfazione del paziente e la qualità della vita correlata alla salute erano paragonabili anche tra prescrittori di infermieri e farmacisti e medici prescrittori.
However, we do not know from the review whether prescribing by these professions saves overall costs when time and training are taken into account. While the number of adverse events between the physician and independent prescribing groups were similar, information on adverse events was limited.
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