BMA argues pharmacists’ new shortages powers are ‘inappropriate’
It is “not appropriate” to grant pharmacists power to deal with shortages by dispensing an alternative without contacting a prescriber, the BMA has argued.
The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2019order – which comes into force on Saturday (February 9) – includes provisions to allow pharmacists to dispense an“serious shortage
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