Medicines

Exploratory study into the views of paramedics on paramedic prescribing.

In 1999, a Department of Health medicines review chaired by Dr June Crown identified that there was overwhelming support for the extension of prescribing rights for a range of health professionals,...

Paramedics and medicines: legal considerations

The HMR defines who can buy and possess medicines, and this is summarised in Appendix 1. There is an exemption for the purchase of general sales medicines; however, the supply chain for these...

Legislation surrounding the administration of medicines by paramedics

A formulary is a list of approved medicines. Most hospital and primary care prescribers work within an agreed formulary of medicines (which may differ between regions), and ambulance services have...

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