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Pharmacists to be allowed to write prescriptions for drugs in England
According to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the measure will reduce the burden on general practitioners in NHS public clinics and increase the availability of medical care.
- By Newsdesk
- United Kingdom
- May 12, 2023
The UK government will give chemists at pharmacies the authority to write prescriptions for common ailments such as colds and urinary tract infections. Patients will be able to obtain medication at a chemist's based on a chemist's recommendation, bypassing the stage of contacting a general practitioner (therapist) for advice. According to the Financial Times, chemists will also be able to prescribe oral contraceptives to women.
According to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the measure will reduce the burden on general practitioners in NHS public clinics and increase the availability of medical care.
The new rules are expected to go into effect at the end of 2023. Over the next two years, innovations are expected to save 15 million doctor's appointments. As previously stated by The Health Foundation's research group, there is a shortage of 4,200 general practitioners in the country, and if nothing is done by the end of the decade, the figure will approach 9,000 people.
Russia passed legislation in April that establishes penalties for selling cigarettes and vapes to minors and raises the fine for over-the-counter drug sales subject to quantitative accounting. Pharmacists who commit an offence will face the same administrative penalties as officials.