The Nelson general practice prescribing project. Part II: Prescribing reports for self audit.

A special format is described for individualised feedback of audited prescribing information to practitioners. The format has been developed for general practitioners participating in the Nelson prescribing project (part I), and has been successfully trialed in conjunction with a preferred medicines list, specifically compiled for the Nelson region. The unbiased, reliable information is seen as a practical means of regular prescribing update and modification of medicine choice, as yet unexploited.