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Pharmaceutical Consultants Should Be Your First Line Of Health Care
By Spa guru | October 20, 2009
Health care in the UK is bitter sweet. Getting our medical advice and treatment for free is a bonus that some countries including the USA do not receive. It is sometimes difficult to actually get an appointment with a doctor however, often waiting weeks to be fitted in. Our health care professionals are excellently trained and provide us with top class care, so how else can we get their advice without having to book a doctor’s appointment? Now I am quite the hypochondriac, but going to the A&E room for anything other than an emergency is just plain silly. The proliferation of pharmacies on our high street should be where we are turning to, because the staff are superbly trained and can help 90% of people on the spot.
Pharmacists have the chance to become independent prescribers with the ability to prescribe licensed drugs from May 1 2006. Once the pharmacist gained the qualification, they are known as a Pharmacist independent prescriber.
If you cannot get off work or have little spare time, having qualified pharmacists able to prescribe medicines to us on the high street is a good development. You will be able to have an appointment with a qualified professional just by going into your high street pharmacy. Of course pharmacists will be on hand to look out for abuses of the system. Just like you would be asked questions by your doctor and expected to show any physical signs of your illness, your pharmacist will expect the same.
Before they are allowed to prescribe licensed drugs, these pharmaceutical consultants will go through extensive training. The Department of Health and independent pharmaceutical consultants firms offer local pharmacists everything they need to know about prescribing, including when to refer a case to the patient’s GP and how to look out for substance abuse.
If you need health care but do not have the time to wait to see a GP, a Pharmacist independent prescriber should be your first call. If your medical problem is an emergency or a very difficult case they might refer you to a doctor. This means you can be back to your normal self as quickly as possible.
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