Pharmacy law and practice / Jonathan Merrills and Jonathan Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merrills, Jonathan.

Contributor:

Fisher, Jonathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pharmacy--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Pharmacy.

Drugs--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Drugs.

Pharmacists--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain.

Pharmacists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Other Title:

Pharmacy law & practice

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Suitable for both students and practicing pharmacists, the latest edition of this classic textbook provides comprehensive coverage of an essential component of the U.K. pharmacy curriculum: pharmacy law and ethics. Completely rewritten since the last edition to reflect the rapid pace at which this field moves, it offers a clear, readable and non-technical guide on balancing the needs of patients with the letter of the law. It explains what happens and why in a reader-friendly format, taking a problem solving approach, and even provides an introduction to pharmacy issues for solicitors and lega

Contents:

Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; 1 The National Health Service; The National Insurance Act 1911; The National Health Service Act 1946; The National Health Service Act 1977; New Act to consolidate NHS law; General principles, scope and nature of the current NHS; The National Health Services and Community Care Act 1990; The Health Act 1999; The Health and Social Care Act 2001; The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003; Advice from the health professions; Acts of Parliament mainly concerned with the NHS; 2 Administration of the NHS

Administration NHS Executive; Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs); Provision of NHS services; Acute Trusts; Foundation Trusts; Primary Care Trusts; Establishment; Care Trusts; Mental Health Trusts; Ambulance Trusts; Effects of devolution; 3 The Supply of NHS Pharmaceutical Services; The PCT's duty; Pharmaceutical services; Contractors obligations; Terms of service; Fundamental requirements of the terms of service; 4 The Drug Tariff; Form and Content of the Drug Tariff; Part I - Requirements for the supply of drugs, appliances and chemical reagents

Part 2 - Requirements enabling payments to be made 5 Applications to Dispense NHS Prescriptions; Applications for NHS contract; Duty of the PCT; Application to PCT; 6 Rural Dispensing; History; The current rules; Applications by doctors; Appeal procedure; 7 Prescription Charges; The Regulations; Wales; 8 The Interests of the Public; New arrangements for patient involvement; Local Authority overview; Independent Complaints Advocacy Services (ICAS); Patient Advocacy and Liaison Services (PALS); Patient and Public Involvement Forums; New monitoring arrangements for healthcare quality

The Healthcare Commission Access to meetings; The Health Service Commissioner for England; Audit Commission; Public Health Observatories; The Health Protection Agency; Independent Regulator of Foundation Trusts - Monitor; 9 Complaints and Discipline in the NHS; Complaints and breaches of the terms of service; Healthcare Commission; New arrangements for dealing with serious allegations; Referral to Royal Pharmaceutical Society; 10 Retail Pharmacy; The nature of the control; History; Retail pharmacy business; Registered pharmacy; 11 Manufacture and Licensing of Medicinal Products

The Medicines Act 1968 and other controls European Directives; 12 Control on Sales of Medicines; Control of retail sales; Prescription Only Medicines; Wholesaling of medicines; Advertising and sales promotion; Monitoring and complaints; 13 Supplies and Deliveries; Supply of medicines in an emergency; Collection and delivery schemes; 14 Unlicensed Products; Unlicensed products; Reasons for using unlicensed products; Exemptions for unlicensed medicines; Specials; Record keeping; Exemption for doctors; Exemption for pharmacists; Extemporaneous preparation in the pharmacy; Off-label use

The Code of Ethics

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-281-05111-X

9786611051112

0-08-047996-0

OCLC:

476057828

Publisher Number:

9780444522016