UK nurses and pharmacists may receive expanded prescribing powers
Patient Safety Monitor Alert, March 3, 2005
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In an effort to speed up patients' treatments, the United Kingdom announced that nurses and pharmacists may soon be able to prescribe a wider range of drugs, according to Scotsman.com News.
Pharmacists may take on additional roles including acute pain management and medication reviews, and receive extra training to prescribe medications for common illnesses, such as acne and tonsilitis.
Nurses-who already prescribe more than 180 prescription-only medicines-would additionally be able to prescribe for long-term conditions such as asthma and diabetes.
"This will lessen the need for people to visit a doctor or GP [general practitioner] and patients will benefit from quicker and more accessible services," said John Reid, the UK's health secretary. "Patient safety remains at the forefront of all our decisions and nurses and pharmacists will have fully accredited training before they can prescribe medicines."
To read the complete Scotsman.com News article, click here.
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