ArticleBMJ (Clinical research ed.)1996
The interface between self medication and the NHS.
Article in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 1996. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Community pharmacists' perceptions, attitudes and barriers towards pharmacist-led minor ailment services in Malaysia.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2020Article
- Role of community pharmacists in patients' self-care and self-medication.Integrated pharmacy research & practice · 2015Review
- American, British and European recommendations for statins in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease applied to British men studied prospectively.Heart (British Cardiac Society) · 2006Article
- Monitoring safety of over the counter drugs. Patients could do more than just treat themselves.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2002Article
- Monitoring the safety of over the counter drugs. We need a better way than spontaneous reports.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2001Article
- Managing demand: transfer of management of self limiting conditions from general practice to community pharmacies.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2001Article
- Long term follow-up studies of users of nonprescription medicines purchased from community pharmacies: some methodological issues.Drug safety · 2001Article
- Sociodemographic factors related to self-medication in Spain.European journal of epidemiology · 2000Article
- Teaching and counselling behaviour: an applied study with community pharmacists.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 1998Article
- Over-the-counter drugs and prescribing in general practice.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1997Article
- Over the counter drugs. Telematics will be useful in providing information.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1996Article
- Over the counter drugs. GPs' rate of recommending over the counter drugs varies.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1996Article
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Abstract
Cost and convenience seem to be major factors in determining whether, given the choice, patients purchase a medicine over the counter or obtain it on prescription. With current arrangements, exemption from prescription charges provides an incentive to continue to obtain products on NHS prescription even when they are available over the counter. There is therefore no simple relation between the availability of over the counter medicines and the level of prescribing of deregulated products. The appropriate use of over the counter medicines--particularly those that have only recently been deregulated--places a burden of care on community pharmacists and calls for closer working relationships with general practitioners. In particular, systems for referral and for recording details of both prescribed and over the counter medicines need to be developed, and a direct route needs to be established for community pharmacists to report adverse drug reactions to over the counter products.
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