Call for pharmacists to dispense CDs
Pharmacists should be allowed to prescribe all controlled drugs, the government's drugs advisor has told ministers.
Recent calls have been made for pharmacists to be able to dispence morphine and diamorphine, and apply to the Home Office for a licence to prescribe cocaine and dipipanone. It is said that Ministers are also considering the recommendation to all controlled drugs.
However current guidelines on clinical management for drug addiction do not recommend the use of cocaine and dipipanone. As only three doctors have permission to prescribe cocaine for management for addiction, it seems unlikely that pharmacists will be granted this role in the near future.
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