Originally published October 11 2005
Controversial study questions effectiveness of prescription drugs
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners has found that Nurse Practitioners are more effective in prescribing medications to patients on Medicaid than physicians.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, further found that antibiotic prescribing by nurse practitioners to patients with Medicaid insurance was more appropriate than that of physician prescribing for the same category of patients.
This may suggest a difference in response, by NPs, to patient demand among this population and/or a keener awareness among NPs of the budget constraints that are affecting state Medicaid programs.
According to the study, increased adherence, especially by nurse practitioners, to well accepted clinical guidelines and involvement in system-based quality assurance programs are needed to decrease this excessive use of antibiotics.
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