The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7359 p105
23 July 2005

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Repeat dispensing in England jumps by a quarter

Between March and May, the number of items dispensed under the repeat dispensing arrangements in England jumped by a quarter, health minister Jane Kennedy said this week. Speaking at a National Prescribing Centre event in Hinkley, she added that by the end of May 120 pharmacies had conducted 1,200 medicines use reviews.