The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7500 p532
3 May 2008

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Problems with Medicines Complete access

Problems that some multiple pharmacies in Scotland are having accessing MedicinesComplete — the online pharmacy reference resource published by the Pharmaceutical Press — are being tackled by National Services Scotland.

An NHS circular published this week highlights the fact that community pharmacists in Scotland now have access to Medicines Complete from pharmacies as part of their remuneration package (PJ, 16 February 2008, p172).

However, it notes that some pharmacies that are connected to NHSnet by a corporate connection (ie, through a head office and internal network) are having problems connecting to MedicinesComplete. “National Services Scotland is working with these corporate contractors to resolve these access issues,” the circular states.