I would like to post a vote for patient registration. I think the possible
benefits outweigh the drawbacks. In the example quoted, I do not think that
registration should by necessity stop Mr Bloggs from going to whichever
pharmacy he wants to, especially if he feels he has good reason. Provided
he recognises that his personal pharmacy does not now have a complete
medication record, and a mechanism to notify his doctor that the script has
been collected is in place.
martin
-----Original Message-----
From: Katie Law [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 26 September 1998 07:58
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Pharmacy registration
In article <000201bde8e1$504310a0$f5547ec2@-jeff>, Jeff Green
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>I'd also like to see patient registration at pharmacies.
I can see problems with this:
Mr Bloggs may be quite happy to go to his friendly local
pharmacist for his Zestril (because the big store in town gets it
*wrong* and gives him something called "Carace" ) and yes, his OTC
aspirin too, but his Viagra? - he's rather worried that the young lass
from next door who has a Saturday job at the local chemists might find
out ...
So to keep it discrete he will go into town for his viagra.
It won't work, people do not like to be restricted.
One day it's easy to pick it up at Tesco when you do the shopping, while
another at the corner chemist when you walk the dog.
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Katie
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