NHS England Low Priority Treatment - Minocycline

Below are the database queries which are used to create this measure. These are run against a copy of the BSA prescribing data which we store in Google BigQuery. We're working on making our BigQuery tables publicly available at which point it will be possible to run and modify these queries yourself. But even where code and database queries are not directly useable by others we believe it is always preferable to make them public.

Description Minocycline per 1000 patients
Why it matters Minocycline is mainly used for acne, however there are various safety risks associated with its use. NICE CKS advises Minocycline is not recommended for use in acne as it is associated with an increased risk of adverse effects such as drug- induced lupus, skin pigmentation and hepatitis.
Tags Antimicrobial Stewardship, Cost Saving, NHS England Low Priority, NICE, Safety
Implies cost savings Yes
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Numerator SQL

SELECT
     CAST(month AS DATE) AS month,
     practice AS practice_id,
     SUM(actual_cost) AS numerator
 FROM hscic.normalised_prescribing
 WHERE bnf_code IN ("0501030P0AAAAAA", "0501030P0AAABAB", "0501030P0AAACAC", "0501030P0AAADAD", "0501030P0AAAEAE", "0501030P0BBACAC", "0501030P0BDAAAD", "0501030P0BDABAE", "0501030P0BHAAAC", "0501030P0BHABAC")
 GROUP BY month, practice_id

Denominator SQL

SELECT
     CAST(month AS DATE) AS month,
     practice AS practice_id,
     SUM(total_list_size / 1000.0) AS denominator
 FROM hscic.practice_statistics
 GROUP BY month, practice_id
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