New ECDR Manuals
Our new Electronic Controlled Drug Register manuals are now available for online viewing and download.
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General News
Online pharmacies dispense CDs without perscription
The American CASA have released a report warning patients of unregulated internet pharmacies selling controlled drugs without prescription and proof of age online.
Read moreCDs poorly administered by NHS
The Healthcare commission have decided urgent improvements need to be made to the management and administration of controlled drugs at a drugs dependency unit run by Bolton, Salford and Trafford Mental Health Trust.
Read moreE-prescribing of controlled drugs?
The Drug Enforcement Administration will soon propose a rule change to allow doctors to prescribe painkillers and other potentially dangerous drugs electronically.
Read moreJersey drugs officer list compiled
Jersey's Health and Social Services Minister has authorised a new list of officers who can inspect premises where controlled drugs are kept.
Read morePlans revealed for new professional body
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britan have released thier plans for pharmacists to reclaim and shape their professional body.
Read moreNurses prescribing CDs by next month?
Nurses could be prescribing controlled drugs as early as next month according to a recent article published on the healthcarerepublic website.
Read morePlan to tighten controlled drugs prescribing
In 2005 the BBC reported this story in their website. It claims that after the Shipman killings the rules on prescription rules for controlled drugs need to be tightened.
Read moreThe Budget for health
The NHS will be celebrating it's 60th birthday with approximately £96 billion, almost double the budget of 10 years ago. This represents the largest sustained funding increase in NHS history.
Read more3 year old killed by Methadone overdose
An article in the Daily Mail today reports of a 3 year old little girl being killed by her "junkie" mother. The report says that the mother gave her daughter methadone to try and make her sleep.
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