Pharmacy law and practice [[electronic resource] /] / Jonathan Merrills and Jonathan Fisher

• Autore: Merrills Jonathan
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : Elsevier, c2006
• Edizione: 4th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (391 p.)
• Disciplina: 344.410416
• Soggetto topico: Pharmacy - Law and legislation - Great Britain; Drugs - Law and legislation - Great Britain; Pharmacists - Legal status, laws, etc - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FisherJonathan
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; 1 The National Health Service; The National Insurance Act 1911; The National Health Service Act 1946; The National Health Service Act 1977; New Act to consolidate NHS law; General principles, scope and nature of the current NHS; The National Health Services and Community Care Act 1990; The Health Act 1999; The Health and Social Care Act 2001; The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003; Advice from the health professions; Acts of Parliament mainly concerned with the NHS; 2 Administration of the NHS ; Administration NHS Executive; Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs); Provision of NHS services; Acute Trusts; Foundation Trusts; Primary Care Trusts; Establishment; Care Trusts; Mental Health Trusts; Ambulance Trusts; Effects of devolution; 3 The Supply of NHS Pharmaceutical Services; The PCT's duty; Pharmaceutical services; Contractors obligations; Terms of service; Fundamental requirements of the terms of service; 4 The Drug Tariff; Form and Content of the Drug Tariff; Part I - Requirements for the supply of drugs, appliances and chemical reagents ; Part 2 - Requirements enabling payments to be made 5 Applications to Dispense NHS Prescriptions; Applications for NHS contract; Duty of the PCT; Application to PCT; 6 Rural Dispensing; History; The current rules; Applications by doctors; Appeal procedure; 7 Prescription Charges; The Regulations; Wales; 8 The Interests of the Public; New arrangements for patient involvement; Local Authority overview; Independent Complaints Advocacy Services (ICAS); Patient Advocacy and Liaison Services (PALS); Patient and Public Involvement Forums; New monitoring arrangements for healthcare quality ; The Healthcare Commission Access to meetings; The Health Service Commissioner for England; Audit Commission; Public Health Observatories; The Health Protection Agency; Independent Regulator of Foundation Trusts - Monitor; 9 Complaints and Discipline in the NHS; Complaints and breaches of the terms of service; Healthcare Commission; New arrangements for dealing with serious allegations; Referral to Royal Pharmaceutical Society; 10 Retail Pharmacy; The nature of the control; History; Retail pharmacy business; Registered pharmacy; 11 Manufacture and Licensing of Medicinal Products ; The Medicines Act 1968 and other controls European Directives; 12 Control on Sales of Medicines; Control of retail sales; Prescription Only Medicines; Wholesaling of medicines; Advertising and sales promotion; Monitoring and complaints; 13 Supplies and Deliveries; Supply of medicines in an emergency; Collection and delivery schemes; 14 Unlicensed Products; Unlicensed products; Reasons for using unlicensed products; Exemptions for unlicensed medicines; Specials; Record keeping; Exemption for doctors; Exemption for pharmacists; Extemporaneous preparation in the pharmacy; Off-label use ; The Code of Ethics
• Sommario/riassunto: Suitable for both students and practicing pharmacists, the latest edition of this classic textbook provides comprehensive coverage of an essential component of the U.K. pharmacy curriculum: pharmacy law and ethics. Completely rewritten since the last edition to reflect the rapid pace at which this field moves, it offers a clear, readable and non-technical guide on balancing the needs of patients with the letter of the law. It explains what happens and why in a reader-friendly format, taking a problem solving approach, and even provides an introduction to pharmacy issues for solicitors and lega
• Titolo autorizzato: Pharmacy law and practice
• ISBN: 1-281-05111-X; 9786611051112; 0-08-047996-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457220203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II