1. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
OpenPrescribing
Lisa French
OpenPrescribing.net
@OpenPrescribing
Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab

2. EBM DataLab Turning academic skills into tools
Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab

3. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
We’re improving medicine with evidence and data
This means producing more than just static academic publications
Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab

4. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
OpenPrescribing
We’ve built tools for clinicians, medicines managers and NHS staff to identify where there are improvements and savings to be made
Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab

5. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
OpenPrescribing
NHS Digital publishes anonymised data about drugs prescribed by general practice in England
Only prescriptions that are dispensed in the community are included in the dataset
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6. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
OpenPrescribing
Prescribing Dataset: 1.3GB monthly file 700 million rows
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7. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
With OpenPrescribing, we’ve taken this dataset and have made it easy to monitor prescribing trends, spot unusual patterns, and see who is prescribing what in the NHS
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8. Demo! OpenPrescribing.net

9. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
Prescribing Data
Prescription Item: This is a single supply of a medicine, dressing or appliance written on a prescription form If a prescription form has 3 drugs on it, it has 3 items
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10. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
Denominators
There may be good reasons why a practice is prescribing more or less of a drug It is important when comparing prescribing between practices and CCGs to interpret the data thoughtfully
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11. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
Denominators
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12. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
Denominators
Specific Therapeutic group Age-sex Related Prescribing Units (STAR-PU) Practice populations differ STAR-PUs help to take this into account
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13. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
Denominators
STAR-PU
They exist for different therapeutic groups e.g. antibacterials, antidepressants, hypnotics
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14. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
Bespoke work
We can provide custom extracts from our prescribing data for free
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15. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
Alerts
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16. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
Alerts
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17. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
User Group
Want to help us test new features? Contact
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18. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
Training
We offer free training for CCGs, groups of clinicians and/or researchers Contact
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19. Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab
Websites
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