The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7435 p63
20 January 2007

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First independent prescriber

The first pharmacist to be awarded a practice certificate in independent prescribing has now registered with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and is able to practise as an independent prescriber. Beth Hird, senior practice pharmacist at Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust, qualified from Keele University last week (PJ, 13 January, p37).