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Research ArticleOriginal Research

Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Intervention for Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older Patients in Primary Care: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial (OPTI-SCRIPT Study)

Barbara Clyne, Susan M. Smith, Carmel M. Hughes, Fiona Boland, Marie C. Bradley, Janine A. Cooper and Tom Fahey; on behalf of the OPTI-SCRIPT study team
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2015, 13 (6) 545-553; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1838
Barbara Clyne
1HRB Centre for Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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  • For correspondence: barbaraclyne@rcsi.ie
Susan M. Smith
1HRB Centre for Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Carmel M. Hughes
2School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Fiona Boland
1HRB Centre for Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Marie C. Bradley
3National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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Janine A. Cooper
1HRB Centre for Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Republic of Ireland
2School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Tom Fahey
1HRB Centre for Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Supplemental Appendixes

Supplemental Appendix 1. Selected prescribing criteria/prescribing indicator; Supplemental Appendix 2. OPTI-SCRIPT website materials

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  • Supplemental data: Appendixes - PDF file

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