United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 54919
Pharmacy: Prescriptions
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4 June 2020
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18 June 2020 · Answer
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18 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he take steps to ensure that the public is consulted prior to bringing forward legislative proposals to grant pharmacists the power to amend prescriptions as they see fit in the event of shortag
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4 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he take steps to ensure that the public is consulted prior to bringing forward legislative proposals to grant pharmacists the power to amend prescriptions as they see fit in the event of shortag
Source: Commons
18 June 2020
Answer
Allowing pharmacists to take local action to amend prescriptions without a Serious Shortage Protocol being in place could potentially risk exacerbating shortages by depleting supplies of any alternative medicine provided. The Government is not currently f...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-04/54919
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1200613
- uk · wq-1200613 · source updated 18 June 2020