Self-selection of P medicines - not in the public interest!
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Clare Clarke
12 years ago
i just find it unbelievable that this is even being considered; I cannot see any advantages just terrible risks.
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Minesh Shah
12 years ago
Ludicrous, expect an increase in hospital admissions, on an already strained system, if this consultation comes in to force.
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Ahmed patel
12 years ago
Self selection will lead to inappropriate use to a greater scale
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Tariq h
12 years ago
The situation could arise where a small child selects a potent P medicine off the shelf and takes it. This in my view a very dangerous proposal.
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Alison Ranftler
12 years ago
Open selection puts the public at risk as they will perceive that the medicines are safe.
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susan davey
12 years ago
Open selection devalues our Profession
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Vipon Dhingra
12 years ago
have they gone mad!
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Prof Patrick A. Ball
12 years ago
These are not simple items of commerce
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Lucy Taylor
13 years ago
Self selection of P medicines will decrease patient safety, increase hopsital admissions and patients will miss out on important additional advice on the medicines and what they are treating. Also increase thefts of medicines that have the potential to be abused.
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Bryan Stone
13 years ago
I am in full support of maintaining the current status which works. It will be the start of the end for us if they go ahead. Needs to be stopped.
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Anonymous
13 years ago
We are told that we need to be more stringent on people abusing OTC medicines, yet the GPhC is proposing to put P meds out for self selection...it just doesn't make any sense at all
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Ravinder Marway
13 years ago
safety concerns
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Anonymous
13 years ago
I agree self-selection of P medicines is not in the public interest and this is a lobby by multinational companies to get make P medicines readily available!
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Anonymous
13 years ago
I think self-selection will compromise the safe and effective use of P medicines for an overwhelming majority of the public. Pharmacists are well placed to identify early red flag symptoms and the repeated use, overuse or an over-reliance on P medicines. Pharmacists can therefore intervene and signpost the public to more appropriate (and possibly more sustainable) services that would help prevent and treat a wide range of conditions.
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Qasim Ali
13 years ago
Strongly DISAGREE with the proposal, underestimates the clinical effects of P medicines and can have jeopardizing effect on patients health
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Suriya Marshall
13 years ago
We cannot let the Pharmacist's knowledge go to waste! They have prevented the incorrect use of many P medicines by intervention, some of them fatal so the P category cannot go on self selection.
i just find it unbelievable that this is even being considered; I cannot see any advantages just terrible risks.
Ludicrous, expect an increase in hospital admissions, on an already strained system, if this consultation comes in to force.
Self selection will lead to inappropriate use to a greater scale
The situation could arise where a small child selects a potent P medicine off the shelf and takes it. This in my view a very dangerous proposal.
Open selection puts the public at risk as they will perceive that the medicines are safe.
Open selection devalues our Profession
have they gone mad!
These are not simple items of commerce
Self selection of P medicines will decrease patient safety, increase hopsital admissions and patients will miss out on important additional advice on the medicines and what they are treating. Also increase thefts of medicines that have the potential to be abused.
I am in full support of maintaining the current status which works. It will be the start of the end for us if they go ahead. Needs to be stopped.
We are told that we need to be more stringent on people abusing OTC medicines, yet the GPhC is proposing to put P meds out for self selection...it just doesn't make any sense at all
safety concerns
I agree self-selection of P medicines is not in the public interest and this is a lobby by multinational companies to get make P medicines readily available!
I think self-selection will compromise the safe and effective use of P medicines for an overwhelming majority of the public. Pharmacists are well placed to identify early red flag symptoms and the repeated use, overuse or an over-reliance on P medicines. Pharmacists can therefore intervene and signpost the public to more appropriate (and possibly more sustainable) services that would help prevent and treat a wide range of conditions.
Strongly DISAGREE with the proposal, underestimates the clinical effects of P medicines and can have jeopardizing effect on patients health
We cannot let the Pharmacist's knowledge go to waste! They have prevented the incorrect use of many P medicines by intervention, some of them fatal so the P category cannot go on self selection.