Do not prescribe periodic examinations without a specific diagnostic hypothesis.
Prescribing unnecessary tests is detrimental to both patients and the ecosystem, representing a lamentable waste of resources. With the exception of the three oncological screening programs endorsed by the Italian Ministry of Health (breast cancer, cervical cancer,...
Do not prescribe drugs first in many chronic illness but advise lyfestiles modifications.
Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia, three conditions frequently managed by the General Practitioner (GP), have significant benefits from an educative approach in both prevention and treatment phases, whether in conjunction with pharmacotherapy or...
Do not routinely prescribe metered-dose inhalers but dry powder inhalers.
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have therapeutic benefits from inhalation medications, available in two pharmaceutical formulations: metered-dose inhalers and dry powder inhalers. Consequently, the prescription preference should be directed...
Do not use printed medical prescriptions but transmit prescriptions electronically.
In Italy, the National Health Service (NHS) fully or partially covers the costs of medical services and medications for patients who possess a prescription from their General Practitioner (GP). On average, a GP prescribes over 20,000 prescriptions annually, which were...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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