[e-drug] Prescribing and dispensing in one hand? (3)

["Kassim Al Riyami" <karafuu@gmail.com>]

E-DRUG: Prescribing and dispensing in one hand? (3)
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Dear E-druggers,

An interesting situation indeed. But then in a number of countries physicians are allowed to dispense where there are no nearby pharmacies. I believe in the UK this is still exists. In many developing countries where physicians are practising in area where the nearest pharmacy may be 5 to 10 km away, such clinicians maitain a well stocked "dispensing facility" which the clician, a nurse or another assistant would be dispensing. However, when
reveiwing the laws governing the practice of pharmacy they clearly state
that dispensing of prescription only medicine, contolled medicines and
narcotics must be done by the pharmacist and that the pharmacy can only be
opened in the PHYSICAL PRESENCE of the pharmacist. It is practically
impossible to be in 2 activities at the same time. In Oman the law
categorically prohibits a pharmacist to manage or run a medical clinic at
the same time s/he manages a pharmacy.

Ph. Qasim Ahmed Al Riyami
Assistant Dean for Training
College of Pharmacy & Nursing
University of Nizwa
P.O.Box 33 PC 616 Birket al Mouz; Nizwa
Oman
email: karafuu@gmail.com & qasim@unizwa.edu.om
tel: + 968 2544 6420