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Extension of controlled drug prescribing rights to independent prescribers

Cassam Tengnah

British Journal of Community Nursing, Volume: 17, Issue: 5, Pages: 235 - 8

Swansea University Author: Cassam Tengnah

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The Home Office finally decided to end the confusion over the range and use of controlled drugs by independent non-medical prescribers. Nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers are able to prescribe a far broader range of controlled drugs as part of their practice. In setting out the limits on p...

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Published in: British Journal of Community Nursing
Published: 2012
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14084
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Abstract: The Home Office finally decided to end the confusion over the range and use of controlled drugs by independent non-medical prescribers. Nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers are able to prescribe a far broader range of controlled drugs as part of their practice. In setting out the limits on prescribing controlled drugs by NMPs, the authors discusseed the changes introduced by the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2012 and the implications of the changes on practice.
College: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Issue: 5
Start Page: 235
End Page: 8