Hospital Pharmacist
Vol 9 No 5 p123-124
May 2002

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Guide to medicines management launched

A new guide to medicines management has been launched.

"Modernising medicines management: a guide to achieving benefits for patients, professionals and the NHS" was produced by the National Prescribing Centre and the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre.

The guide is in two parts. The first part is an overview of medicines management services that is aimed at senior professionals and managers. The provides examples of good practice and contains information sources.

Pharmacists can obtain copies (subject to availability) by faxing requests to the NPC (fax 0151 794 8067). The guide can also be found on the NPC website www.npc.co.uk