I was just wondering what everyones opinon on independent pharmacist prescribers are. Im currently a pharmacy student and was having an argument about this with a class mate. Hes very optimistic and believes soon we will have little offices in GP surgerys in which we will see patients and prescribe treatment. To be honest im quite sceptical about the whole thing, and although I'd love it if pharmacists had the power to prescribe independently, I just dont see how it will work.
I imagine we will just end up prescribing OTC medicines to customers who get free prescriptions to save them paying the OTC price and admending silly errors the doctors make. Im not quite sure it will make a huge difference in the way we work... but I really hope it does.
I imagine we will just end up prescribing OTC medicines to customers who get free prescriptions to save them paying the OTC price and admending silly errors the doctors make. Im not quite sure it will make a huge difference in the way we work... but I really hope it does.
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