Brenda Drew

“Mrs [name redacted] was prescribed 100ml of Oramorph by the hospital for pain relief following her fracture. At that time she was also prescribed other medications on a routine basis by her GP for unrelated conditions. These other medications were on repeat prescription. These prescriptions were requested on her behalf by [name redacted] in [name redacted], Poole. The prescription requests were sent to her GP at Wessex Road Surgery, Poole who authorised the requests and then [name redacted] pharmacy would prepare the”

“I am concerned that prescriptions are being requested from GPs by Pharmacists without consultations with patients or having been requested by patients. I would therefore request that consideration be given to providing guidance to all pharmacists in England and Wales that when making a request for a prescription to GPs, they should ensure the wishes of the patient are obtained, save in circumstances where this is not possible, such as where the patient lacks capacity.”