In message <[log in to unmask]>, Mike Wells
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>I have amended the title of this thread slightly.
>
>Gerard has raised a very serious point!!! I am no medic, so I have
>the luxury of writing from a position of great ignorance of the
>medical issues; also I am not a lawyer, so I again have that same
>luxury.
>
>Briefly, I do not know who would be responsible if a patient had been
>treated in a way which did (or even might) have caused injury. Bit
>it might be a good idea to try and decide.
I thought the position was clear - in UK at anyrate.The person
responsible is the one who wrote the prescription: hence the arguements
about the off loading of expensive hospital prescribing into general
practice.
Could I recomend Martindale? Failing that, I check the box - and if
desperate, ask my local Drug Information service.. who have always been
successful so far!
I quite agree that information from GP-UK might not be regarded as a
reliable source if it came to court!
Mary
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