Open AccessPrescribing and dispensing for drug misusers in primary care: current practice in Scotland
Author(s) -
Catriona Matheson
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.955
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1460-2229
pISSN - 0263-2136
DOI - 10.1093/fampra/16.4.375
Subject(s) - medicine , primary care , family medicine , general practice , drug , service (business) , psychiatry , economy , economics
Substitute prescribing has increased in Scotland, as in the rest of the UK. Both GPs and pharmacists are becoming increasingly involved in service provision for drug misusers, but anecdotal evidence has suggested considerable variation in prescribing and dispensing practice.
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