The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7506 p717
14 June 2008

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Dispensing doctors

It is staff who provide pharmaceutical advice

From Mrs M. M. Martindale, MRPharmS

Although I agree with David Thomas on the anomalies of the dispensing doctors’ situation (PJ, 31 May 2008, p654), I would like to point out that in my experience rural GPs do concentrate their efforts and superb medical skills on diagnosing and prescribing, and improving the nation’s health and welfare.

It is left to the unqualified, but usually extremely helpful and pleasant, surgery staff to provide pharmaceutical care and advice. Pandemic influenza should pose no pharmaceutical-related problems for these practices; extra staff could be recruited relatively easily.

Maisie Martindale
Stirling

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