The service requires review of patients' prescribing in primary care in line with national targets to optimise medicines.

The service is designed to review the prescribing to patients in primary care in the following three areas. 1. Best prescribing practice and safety Prescribing in line with best practice (those measured by AWTTC national prescribing indicators). 2. Evidenced based clinical pathway Review of safety alerts, submission of data and implementation of clinical guidelines. 3. Cost effectiveness and Efficiency Implementing strategically significant primary care efficiency programmes. The service requires that there be a movement toward targets for prescribing via patient reviews, education and clinical audit.