This textbook explains what pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists need to know about pharmacy and the law, including recent changes in the National Health Service. The book provides easy accessibility amd concise, yet comprehensive information. There have been many changes in the NHS and in the law relating to pharmacy since the first edition was written. Therefore, the book has been thoroughly revised, and the text re-organized.
Table of Content
Preface to the Third Edition.
Table of Cases.
Table of Statutes.
Table of Statutory Instruments.
List of Abbreviations.
1. The National Health Service.
2. Administration of the NHS.
3. Applications to Dispense NHS Prescriptions.
4. Rural Dispensing.
5. terms of Service.
6. The Drug Tariff.
7. Prescription Charges.
8. Complaints and Discipline in the NHS.
9. Retail Pharmacy.
10. Manufacture and Licensing of Medical Products.
11. Control of Sales of Medicines.
12. Special Circumstances.
13. Hospitals and the Medicines Act.
14. Traditional and Alternative Medicines.
15. Labeling and Containers.
16. Other Health Professions and Medicines.
17. Poisons and Other Controls.
18. Controlled Drugs.
19. Confidentiality and Records.
20. The European Union.
21. The Pharmacy Profession.
22. Liability in Negligence.
23. Business Premises.
24. Business Associations.
25. The Sale of Goods.
26. Employment Law.
Appendices.
1. Definitions.
2. National Health Service Act 1977.
3. Medicines Act 1968.
4. The Medicines (Products other than Veterinary Drugs)
(Prescription Only) Order 1983.
5. NHS (PS) Regulation 1992 Schedule 2.
6. The Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations
Etc.) Regulations 1994.
7. The Code of Ethics of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of
Great Britain.
Index.
About the author
Merrills and Fisher
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