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Author(s): Kennedy, Beth
Source:
Chemist & Druggist. 5/14/2016, Vol. 284 Issue 6969, p26-28. 3p.
Subject Terms:
Self medication; Health self-care; Drug prescribing; Great Britain. General Pharmaceutical Council; Ethics

Additional Information
- Subject Terms:
  Great Britain. Dept. of Health
- Subject Terms:
  Patel, Al
- Abstract:
  The article discusses the ethical aspect of self-treatment by pharmacists. Topics include Lee Pharmacy owner Al Patel, guidelines by the Great Britain Department of Health (DH) for self-prescription of independent prescribers, and the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Also presented are four key points that independent prescribers must remember in relation to self-treatment.