Comparison of supplementary prescribes'and doctors'compliance with guidelines for drug dosing in haemofiltration on an intensive care unit

摘要

The introduction of supplementary prescribing provides an opportunity for a new generation of pharmacists to prescribe prescription only medicines for the first time.Following publication in 1999 of"Review of prescribing,supply and administration of medicines",1 the Department of Health announced plans in 2002 to introduce supplementary prescribing for pharmacists,nurses and midwives.Supplementary prescribing is defined as"a voluntary prescribing partnership between an independent prescriber(a doctor or dentist)and a supplementary prescriber(a pharmacist,nurse or midwife)to implement an agreed patient-specific clinical management plan with the patient's agreement".2 The intention was to provide patients with quicker and more efficient access to medicines and to make the best use of the skills of trained professionals.