PHARMACEUTICAL Defence Limited (PDL) is concerned by the "enormous impact" of the 60-DD policy on its members.
CEO David Brown said, "any reductions in dispensary staff numbers or the number of community pharmacies will see an increased workload for the remaining staff and greater pressure on pharmacists, who hold ultimate responsibility for prescription supply accuracy and clinical oversight".
PDL's incident reporting data indicates that high prescription volumes and staffing limitations are common contributing factors to incidents and errors.
These incidents and errors can have impacts through adverse effects on patients, and for pharmacists through regulatory actions and/or claims, compounded now by the doubling in quantity of medicines supplied, Brown said.
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