ArticleBMJ (Clinical research ed.)1996
Over the counter drugs. The interface between the community pharmacist and patients.
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 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Training pharmacists and pharmacy assistants in the stage-of-change model of smoking cessation: a randomised controlled trial in Scotland.Tobacco control · 1998Trial
- Clinical Characteristics of Over-The-Counter Drug Misusers in Psychiatric Practice in Japan: Comparison by Type of Drug Misused for the First Time.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2026Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Over-The-Counter Drug Misusers in Psychiatric Practice in Japan: Comparison Between Codeine Misusers and Dextromethorphan Misusers.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2026Article
- Clinical characteristics of over-the-counter (OTC) drug abusers in psychiatric practice in Japan: Comparison of single and multiple OTC product abusers.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2024Article
- Designing Effective Warnings about Addiction on the Patient Information Leaflet of Over-the-Counter Codeine Sold in England to University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Over-the-counter medicine abuse - a review of the literature.Journal of substance use · 2013Article
- Data collection methods for analyzing the quality of the dispensing in pharmacies.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2002Review
- Long term follow-up studies of users of nonprescription medicines purchased from community pharmacies: some methodological issues.Drug safety · 2001Article
- Supply of medicines: paternalism, autonomy and reality.Journal of medical ethics · 1998Article
- Over the counter drugs. Telematics will be useful in providing information.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1996Article
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Abstract
Pharmacists play an important part in primary health care, and their accessibility is a key factor. Their NHS payments relate predominantly to the dispensing of prescribed medicines; to recognise the service element of their advisory role, an NHS funded professional fee could be built into the cost structure for pharmacy medicines. The increased number of medicines available over the counter has highlighted the need for training for counter assistants; it will become compulsory in July 1996, and some family health services authorities are providing this. The shift to care in the community could mean that pharmacists will have an even greater role in the primary health care team. Encouraging the public to seek advice from the community pharmacist may lead to a greater proportion of visits to doctors resulting from referrals from the pharmacist. Joint development by pharmacists and doctors of guidelines for advice on, and recommendation of, over the counter medicines is needed.
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