WasteGuard compares supply timing, expected use, stock and medication changes to identify repeat items that may not be needed this cycle. The system flags; an authorised human decides.
The demo values are illustrative. In a pilot, only a confirmed dispensing outcome can become a recovery record.
The published evidence supports the problem or intervention mechanism. A Sitora pilot must establish the local effect.
NHSBSA already operates an Oversupply Dashboard because prescribers often see prescriptions one at a time rather than cumulative quantities actually dispensed. Repeat prescriptions make up around three-quarters of prescription items. A UK community-pharmacy study also found that 66% of study patients did not require their full quota of prescribed repeat medicines; the associated cost figure is historic and should not be treated as a current NHS estimate.
Move from retrospective population-level oversupply signals to an individual, governed intervention before the next unnecessary supply is dispensed, using timing, cumulative supply, medication changes and optional stock confirmation.
How many flagged items are truly unnecessary; how many supplies are actually prevented; the workload created for patients, pharmacies and prescribers; missed-essential-medicine risk; net financial effect; and whether targeting is precise enough for routine use.