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10 minutes ago, bonaome said:

As far as I know all antibiotics are prescription only medicines in the uk. You must see a Dr to be prescribed antibiotics.  

I don't think that's necessarily the case any more, depending on what the antibiotic is for. 

Pharmacists have recently been given more powers I think.

https://healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/01/pharmacy-first-what-you-need-to-know/

 

 

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3 hours ago, bonaome said:

Given the problems we have with growing antibiotic resistance, it seems silly to now allow pharmacies to hand them out for a ‘sore throat’. 

Pharmacists are highly trained healthcare providers and antibiotic resistance is well within their area of expertise. Let's not assume they're "handing out" anything.

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2 hours ago, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

Pharmacists are highly trained healthcare providers and antibiotic resistance is well within their area of expertise. Let's not assume they're "handing out" anything.

I think the feedback from Drs in the past is that they have felt under a lot of pressure to prescribe antibiotics even when it’s pretty certain that the patient has a virus. My own family members have been prescribed antibiotics in cases like that - not in ED tho.

However I am reassured by your kind explanation that pharmacists are highly trained and that antibiotic resistance is well within their area of expertise.

Anyway, i assume this new approach to antibiotics was all very carefully thought through, widely consulted upon, and any unintended consequences carefully considered. I assume they looked at all the relevant data like whether antibiotics resistance is rising faster in markets where access is easier. And so on.

I assume.

Though as you suggest, we shouldn’t just assume things.

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This service was an amazing relief a few days before Christmas for a kidney infection. Tried Sogim and they said come back in an hour. As I was in extreme pain, tried the one near Goose Green roundabout and was seen immediately. I haven’t had antibiotics for over 10 years so not concerned about overuse and pharmacist asked the right questions. Very grateful for this service. 

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2 hours ago, EDmummy said:

This service was an amazing relief a few days before Christmas for a kidney infection. Tried Sogim and they said come back in an hour. As I was in extreme pain, tried the one near Goose Green roundabout and was seen immediately. I haven’t had antibiotics for over 10 years so not concerned about overuse and pharmacist asked the right questions. Very grateful for this service. 

Did the pharmacist diagnose the kidney infection?

2 hours ago, EDmummy said:

No I did. It was obvious and I’m a grown up so know my body

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I hope your pain has gone and you are feeling a lot better. 

I'm a bit surprised a pharmacist would just give out antibiotics to someone who had  diagnosed their own need for them!

Hopefully I have misunderstood,  and the questions he asked you served to confirm your diagnosis.

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