Excessive prescribing Clause Samples
The "Excessive prescribing" clause is designed to prevent healthcare providers from prescribing medications or treatments in quantities or frequencies that exceed accepted medical standards or patient needs. In practice, this clause may set clear guidelines or thresholds for what constitutes excessive prescribing, and may require regular audits or reviews of prescription patterns. Its core function is to promote responsible medical practice, reduce the risk of medication misuse or abuse, and help control healthcare costs by discouraging unnecessary or inappropriate prescriptions.
Excessive prescribing. The contractor shall not prescribe drugs and appliances whose cost or quantity, in relation to any patient, is, by reason of the character of the drug, medicine or appliance in question in excess of that which was reasonably necessary for the proper treatment of that patient.
Excessive prescribing. 14.9.1 The Contractor must not prescribe drugs, medicines or appliances the cost or quantity of which, in relation to a patient, is, by reason of the character of the drug, medicine or appliance in question, in excess of that which was reasonably necessary for the proper treatment of the patient.
14.9.2 In considering whether a Contractor has breached its obligations under 14.9.1, the Department must seek the views of the Local Medical Committee (if any) for the area in which the Contractor provides services under the Contract.
Excessive prescribing. 30.1 The Contractor shall not prescribe drugs, medicines or Appliances whose cost or quantity, in relation to any Patient, is, by reason of the character of the drug, medicine or Appliance in question, in excess of that which was reasonably necessary for the proper treatment of that Patient. The Contractor shall only prescribe drugs that are listed in the National OOH Formulary.
30.2 In considering whether the Contractor has breached its obligations under Clause 30.1 above, the Co-ordinating Commissioner may, if the Contractor consents, seek the views of the Local Medical Committee for its area (if any).