Great idea from PJ online editor

I received my weekly email from PJ online tonight and had to re-pring the idea below from Michael Thompson- editor of PJ Online

At about the same time as being allowed to sell tamsulosin for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia pharmacists will have been disappointed by the withdrawal of applications to make nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim pharmacy medicines to treat cystitis.

True, this is a setback for pharmacists’ ambitions to be able to help their customers and patients treat relatively minor conditions without the hassle of getting to see a GP or finding a new-fangled NHS walk-in centre. But there is a simple solution to the problem it poses.

With pharmacists now able to train as independent prescribers after qualifying, the sensible step is to bring prescribing training into the MPharm so that pharmacists are qualified to prescribe from the outset. Then the profession will truly have achieved its ambition to help people treat themselves for conditions that don’t require advanced diagnostic skills or high tech tests.
Michael Thompson
Editor – PJ Online

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