| The sale or supply of medicines by dentists. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19927458 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The Medicines Act 1968 governs who can supply medicines in the U.K. The Act allows dentists to issue any medicine directly to a patient. However, this only applies if patients are receiving private treatment. The current NHS terms of service do not allow dentists to supply any medicines, other than those for immediate use before the issue of a prescription, directly to a patient receiving NHS treatment. A prescription must be supplied for ongoing treatment. If a dentist issues medicines directly to a patient, they must be labelled as a dispensed medicine as directed by the Medicines Act 1968 and the Medicines and for Human Use Regulations (1994). CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Medicines are highly regulated and compliance with the law requires an understanding of the different laws governing medicines in relation to dentists. |
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Authors:
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Christine Randall |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Dental update Volume: 36 ISSN: 0305-5000 ISO Abbreviation: Dent Update Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-20 Completed Date: 2010-01-26 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7805969 Medline TA: Dent Update Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 490-3 Citation Subset: D |
Affiliation:
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North West Medicines Information Centre, 70 Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L69 3GF. |
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Dentists
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legislation & jurisprudence* Drug Labeling / legislation & jurisprudence Great Britain Humans Legislation, Drug* Nonprescription Drugs / supply & distribution Pharmaceutical Preparations, Dental* / supply & distribution Pharmacies / legislation & jurisprudence Prescription Drugs* / classification, supply & distribution State Dentistry / legislation & jurisprudence |
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0/Nonprescription Drugs; 0/Pharmaceutical Preparations, Dental; 0/Prescription Drugs |
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