> An American has devised a vending machine to place in the doctor's waiting
> room.
>
> The prescription is bar-coded and slid into one slot, the credit card into
> another. The machine prepares a label, and selects the correct box of pills
> and applies said label.
> Also spews out all the associated printed material. Background computer
> checks interactions and general suitability based on patient age and sex.
>
Surely this checking should be done by the doctor's computer while
the doc is prescribing?
> Said to be more accurate than human dispensing. Also available at all sorts
> of hours without fuss.
>
> Way of the future, but will upset vested interests.
>
>
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> Stephen Crawshaw MB BS MPharm
> Townsville, Australia.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Owen Dempsey
>
>
> >Jeff said:
> >Could I suggest that
> >PCG's consider paying pharmacies for
> >*NOT DISPENSING*.
> >
> >why not change the law so that dispensing fees are abolished and PCGs
> >can employ pharmacists directly; no conflicts of interest then.
> >Dispensing seems a fairly simple task to me .
> >
> >
>
>
>
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