Plans to allow pharmacists in England to switch prescriptions for branded drugs to generic
07 Jul 2011
| by Georgina Craig
between GPs and pharmacists. The introduction of medicines use reviews (MURs) in 2005 was greeted ...
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Target conditions From October, 70 per cent of all MURs undertaken by pharmacists will need to involve ...
for patients starting a new medicine for a long-term condition. The pharmacist will provide advice, support ...
24 Nov 2011
| by Nigel Morley, Joseph Forshaw and Tony Gentle
to the PCT through a superintendent pharmacist for consent (a 'licence') to join its pharmaceutical list ...
for pharmaceutical services for at least 100 hours a week during which time a registered pharmacist must be on duty ...
per cent of pharmacy income.
NHS and private payments: healthcare activities by pharmacists ...
07 Jul 2011
| by Dr Anita Sharma
pharmacist Ask for targeted medicines use reviews (MURs) by a community pharmacist. An MUR is a structured ...
for not prescribing generically, except in some cases, such as anti-epileptics. You could ask your pharmacist ...
local pharmacist to develop a system for ensuring appropriate patients receive MURs.
Ensure you ...
17 Mar 2011
| by Dr Jeremy Phipps
four extra tablets. Further investigation showed that this perfectly legal practice by the pharmacist ...
, the pharmacist can give any brand and endorse the scrip appropriately. The pharmacist may continue the brand ...
of medicine and its cost is left for the pharmacist to decide.
There may be huge variations in price: 56 ...
04 Nov 2010
while he was with her? Did she check the prescribed dose and query it with the GP or pharmacist ...
manufacturers to issue price lists. It was hoped that by allowing pharmacists to compare prices, competition ...
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Emma Downing, NHS Barking and Dagenham primary care pharmacist, says the trust is working with local ...
13 Oct 2011
| by Dr Raj Thakkar
. The pharmacist should act as an additional safeguard.
Co-prescribing drugs with anticoagulants poses a real ...
10 Mar 2011
| by Stephen Robinson
, while ensuring patient safety. It would also encourage clinicians to make use of community pharmacists ...
15 Nov 2011
| by Tom Moberly
are involved in working with secondary care pharmacists to tackle interface issues, for example agreeing joint ...