http://www.pharmj.com/Editorial/20040703/society/ethics.html
"The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's fitness to practise and legal affairs directorate has received calls from pharmacists who
have been approached by American or Canadian counterparts to dispense prescriptions written by doctors registered in the US.
Pharmacists are reminded that such prescriptions are not valid in the UK and any supplies of prescription-only medicines to
patients against prescriptions signed by US registered doctors would be unlawful.
Even if such prescriptions were to be signed by UK registered doctors, pharmacists should note that guidance from the General
Medical Council states that doctors must prescribe drugs or treatment (including repeat prescriptions) only where they have
adequate knowledge of a patient's health and medical needs. Given this, the prescriber would need to be consulted to
ascertain his or her reasons for prescribing for a patient abroad. Pharmacists would need to be satisfied of the professional
appropriateness of dispensing such a prescription, if the doctor has not performed a clinical assessment of the patient or
has adequate knowledge of their medical history"
Remind me to query every Rx signed by a locum GP - or have I misunderstood?
Regards
Jeff
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