Overlapping obligations

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Overlapping obligations

By Máté Hegedus-Gaspar
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The pharmacist must be satisfied that the patient has been given the necessary information about their meds [Image: iStock.com – FatCamera]

Even if you trust the prescriber to do his or her job, pharmacists must also ensure medicines information is passed on to the patient, writes Máté Hegedus-Gaspar, pharmacist and non-practising lawyer

In 2007, a pharmacist was charged with professional misconduct because he processed and claimed for prescription repeats that were close to expiry but