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The prescribing of methadone and other opioids to addicts: national survey of GPs in England and Wales by John Strang, Janie Sheridan, Claire Hunt, Bethanne.

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1 The prescribing of methadone and other opioids to addicts: national survey of GPs in England and Wales by John Strang, Janie Sheridan, Claire Hunt, Bethanne Kerr, Clare Gerada, and Michael Pringle BJGP Volume 55(515): June 1, 2005 ©2005 by British Journal of General Practice

2 National GP survey: samples and subsamples.
John Strang et al. Br J Gen Pract 2005;55: ©2005 by British Journal of General Practice

3 Methadone prescriptions: distribution of daily dose prescribed by GPs in England and Wales, 2001.
Methadone prescriptions: distribution of daily dose prescribed by GPs in England and Wales, Eighty-eight per cent were for a multiple of 5 mg. (Three prescriptions for daily doses >100 mg not displayed: 170, 255 and 305 mg.)‏ John Strang et al. Br J Gen Pract 2005;55: ©2005 by British Journal of General Practice

4 Methadone prescriptions: distribution of dispensing arrangements (seven pick-ups per week = daily collection, etc). Methadone prescriptions: distribution of dispensing arrangements (seven pick-ups per week = daily collection, etc). (Two prescriptions for a single monthly pick-up, and three for pick-up twice a day are not shown.)‏ John Strang et al. Br J Gen Pract 2005;55: ©2005 by British Journal of General Practice


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