Shorter visits between patients and their primary care physicians may be associated with a higher likelihood of inappropriate prescribing, researchers have found. The study, published online March 10 in JAMA Health Forum, found that as the duration of visits decreased, doctors more often wrote unwarranted prescriptions of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections. They also were more likely to coprescribe opioids and benzodiazepines for patients with pain-related diagnoses, which can...