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Trends and variation in unsafe prescribing of methotrexate: a cohort study in English NHS primary care

2019-06-26

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<h4>Objective</h4> To describe trends and geographical variation in methotrexate prescribing that breaches national safety recommendations; deaths from methotrexate poisoning; and associated litigation. <h4>Methods</h4> A retrospective cohort study of English NHS primary care prescribing data, complemented by information obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. The main outcome measures were: (1) va...

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333304fc-8822-520e-b22e-51c00e844e96
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10.1101/19000919
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