Dramatic change in prescribing of hormone replacement therapy in the Netherlands after publication of the Million Women Study: a follow‐up study

Aims To estimate the diffusion of new safety information concerning postmenopausal hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) into prescribing practice in the Netherlands and to assess the impact of revised guidelines on the long‐term treatment of HRT. Design Cross‐sectional study. Setting Community pharmacy dispensing data from a population of approximately 450 000 patients in the northern and eastern part of the Netherlands. Population Women aged 45–69 years to whom at least one HRT prescription was dispensed between 1 January 2000 and 1 January 2004. Main outcome measures Annual and quarter prevale... Mehr ...