Sorry, I sent my request to the list without my signature on the bottom!
Here it is...
Gene Elizabeth Harkless DNSc, ARNP
Associate Professor and Family Nurse Practitioner
Director of Graduate Programs
Department of Nursing
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-2285
Fax: (603) 862-4771
" The aim of science is not to open a door to infinite wisdom, but to set a
limit to infinite error.."
Unsure of source but secondary citation has it as Brecht in Galileo.
>I am trying to find information that describes the regulatory environment
>across different countries in the EEC and other countries world-wide that
>determines which pharmaceuticals are prescription only (legend or
>scheduled in US terms) and those that are over the counter sales requiring
>no prescription by a medical doctor. I am particularly interested in how
>these lists are determined and changed. Also, I would like to know if any
>of these lists differentiate which type of physician or other health care
>provider including nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, psychologists, etc.
>may prescribe which drug. It would also be helpful to know which
>countries have no restrictions on who buys drugs.
>
>I have searched through the EEC WWW site, Lexis/Nexis Academic, Medline,
>and have sent e-mails to a few international pharmaceutical and nursing
>organizations. Any information, ideas, or thoughts on this topic would
>be greatly appreciated. Send e-mails to me and I will be happy to share
>all I receive with others.
>
>The reason for my query to the listserve is that as a nurse practitioner
>educator I am very interested in the historical / social/ and evidence
>base for vesting nearly complete authority for drug prescribing in medical
>practice here in the US and worldwide. A few states (including New
>Hampshire where I live and work) now allow plenary authority to prescribe
>to nurse practitioners (NPs) and have done so now for nearly ten years
>with no evidence of any problems. Although NPs in New Hampshire have
>independent prescriptive authority (no requirement for supervision or
>collaboration), it is from a somewhat limited formulary that is determined
>by a board comprised of medical doctors, pharmacists, and nurse
>practitioners. To extend my understanding of prescriptive authority, I
>would like to learn more aobut the international environment for drug
>prescribing and the formal or informal status of nurses as drug
>prescribers.
>
>Lastly, I would like to thank whoever contributed the quote I use in my
>signature lines to the evidence based health listserve a few years back.
>It is one of my favorite quotes. I would love to know the exact source.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Gene
>
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