[SolomonQ]

I am in no way condeming anyone for doing so, but let me reiterate for all those people who think its part of pharmacy practice or those who think it must be ok because most pharmacies do it,

"Loaning" of tablets or POM Items is ILLEGAL, if the patient does require the medicine urgently, there are procedures in place i.e. emergency supply,

ofcourse its a generally accepted practice, but still a pharmacist should not feel obliged to do this, especially if it's a locum, because in such situations one can't really adequatly follow through. abviously if the pharmacy seems really organised and the staff are on top of things one would be more lenient, but if the pharmacy's in a mess, and you dont know if the staff will turn up on the next day, you practice accordingly to protect your own back