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Sue

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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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Dogkennelhillbilly

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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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bonaome

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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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EDmummy

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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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Sue

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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?

Sue

Sue

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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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