Self-selection of P medicines - not in the public interest!
96 Comments
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Alun Phillips
1 year ago
I don't see any benefits to this idea and many drawbacks
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Atiqur Rahman
2 years ago
Self selection of P medicines will create more problems than it will solve.
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Anonymous
2 years ago
Unsafe for public
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Anonymous
2 years ago
Unacceptable behaviour and judgement from the GPhC. They are supposed have patient safety as their main priority when regulating the pharmacy sector. Instead there main priority has become to please big companies such as Boots, Asda Pharmacy, Tesco Pharmacy, Well, Day Lewis and others.
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Michelle Marshall
2 years ago
Keep patients safe
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Mohammad waqaas
2 years ago
Codeine on self selection? Not a good idea
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Anonymous
2 years ago
This is very dangerous for public safety and should never be passed
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Amjad
2 years ago
Not available for self selection
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Furqan Ali Ahmad
2 years ago
The new suggested regulations regarding P Med self-selection aren’t in public interest.
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David Shallcross
2 years ago
If meds are safe for self selection then the manufacturers should be applying for GSL licenses.
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Anonymous
2 years ago
Absolute madness to even consider putting p meds on general gsl display.
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Anonymous
2 years ago
If P meds are being allowed to be picked by patients, this literally doesn't make any sense
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Anonymous
2 years ago
Self selection for P med’s is not in patients interest. However, it is fine for corporate greed.
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Hafsa Ebrahim
2 years ago
The whole idea undermines the role of the pharmacist and the medical practitioner and prioritises sales over patient safety. The ultimate outcome will be increased costs to the NHS due to increased hospitalisation from ADRs or Drug-drug interactions caused by allowing unsupervised self selection of P medications. Commercial interests and increased kickbacks or profit for retailers should never be the deciding factor. After all pharmacists fees keep the GPHc economically viable and pay their salaries and the opinion of the GPHc members should supersede any other outside input. Like the GMC and GDC it’s time the GPHc represented its members and consulted with it’s members first before taking decisions that impact it’s members role negatively and undermines the standing of the pharmacist in the public eye.
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Anonymous
2 years ago
I do not agree with p-medicines to be in public display as GSL, it is a high risk to patient safety. So many people misuses these p medicines in community. I had a few patients who were on prescribed codeine and other meds, however, they would regularly try to buy more codeine and similar products over the counter. It came to my attention by my staffs and I kept an eye to confirm. Then I raised concerns with their GP and their GP got in touch with all the nearby pharmacies to not to sell anything similar to them. As they bought more p medicines from other local pharmacies. So, we all got in touch with each other and took action, to them safe.
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Faez Khan
2 years ago
Public safety iand professionalism is being compromised for the sake of commercial profit
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Anonymous
2 years ago
Very bad idea and potentially very dangerous.
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Osamu Ode-Owegie
2 years ago
the GPhC, in the interests of the public should be helping pharmacists to instil some order in relation to medicines and to improve safety in this confusing and increasingly deteriorating situation. Instead, they are compounding the problem further by seeking to dismantle a well-established process that serves to keep patients safe.
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Stephen KIng
2 years ago
The suggestion that the current regulation of 'P' medicines is reduced or removed entirely shows that the regulator is not fit to carry out its role. To say this is professionally negligent doesn't begin to cover it. But then it sounds like those who manage the GPhC are not professionally qualified to make such decisions and could be considered a 'rogue regulator'. Parliament should be involved (if they aren't already). If this dangerous change comes into effect, I contend that if any patient harm occurs as a consequence, the regulator is the one held criminally liable! It looks like it's time to challenge the competence of those responsible to be in the positions they are in. Disgusting+++!
I don't see any benefits to this idea and many drawbacks
Self selection of P medicines will create more problems than it will solve.
Unsafe for public
Unacceptable behaviour and judgement from the GPhC. They are supposed have patient safety as their main priority when regulating the pharmacy sector. Instead there main priority has become to please big companies such as Boots, Asda Pharmacy, Tesco Pharmacy, Well, Day Lewis and others.
Keep patients safe
Codeine on self selection? Not a good idea
This is very dangerous for public safety and should never be passed
Not available for self selection
The new suggested regulations regarding P Med self-selection aren’t in public interest.
If meds are safe for self selection then the manufacturers should be applying for GSL licenses.
Absolute madness to even consider putting p meds on general gsl display.
If P meds are being allowed to be picked by patients, this literally doesn't make any sense
Self selection for P med’s is not in patients interest. However, it is fine for corporate greed.
The whole idea undermines the role of the pharmacist and the medical practitioner and prioritises sales over patient safety. The ultimate outcome will be increased costs to the NHS due to increased hospitalisation from ADRs or Drug-drug interactions caused by allowing unsupervised self selection of P medications. Commercial interests and increased kickbacks or profit for retailers should never be the deciding factor. After all pharmacists fees keep the GPHc economically viable and pay their salaries and the opinion of the GPHc members should supersede any other outside input. Like the GMC and GDC it’s time the GPHc represented its members and consulted with it’s members first before taking decisions that impact it’s members role negatively and undermines the standing of the pharmacist in the public eye.
I do not agree with p-medicines to be in public display as GSL, it is a high risk to patient safety. So many people misuses these p medicines in community. I had a few patients who were on prescribed codeine and other meds, however, they would regularly try to buy more codeine and similar products over the counter. It came to my attention by my staffs and I kept an eye to confirm. Then I raised concerns with their GP and their GP got in touch with all the nearby pharmacies to not to sell anything similar to them. As they bought more p medicines from other local pharmacies. So, we all got in touch with each other and took action, to them safe.
Public safety iand professionalism is being compromised for the sake of commercial profit
Very bad idea and potentially very dangerous.
the GPhC, in the interests of the public should be helping pharmacists to instil some order in relation to medicines and to improve safety in this confusing and increasingly deteriorating situation. Instead, they are compounding the problem further by seeking to dismantle a well-established process that serves to keep patients safe.
The suggestion that the current regulation of 'P' medicines is reduced or removed entirely shows that the regulator is not fit to carry out its role. To say this is professionally negligent doesn't begin to cover it. But then it sounds like those who manage the GPhC are not professionally qualified to make such decisions and could be considered a 'rogue regulator'. Parliament should be involved (if they aren't already). If this dangerous change comes into effect, I contend that if any patient harm occurs as a consequence, the regulator is the one held criminally liable! It looks like it's time to challenge the competence of those responsible to be in the positions they are in. Disgusting+++!
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