Counter-productive comments

摘要

The recent comments of Christopher Chappie (PJ, 22 May 2010,p497) concerning over-the-counter sales of tamsulosin are counter-productive for preventive medicine and the continuing relationships between the pharmacy and medical professions. From my own recent personal experiences, most men who visit community pharmacies with queries about lower urinary tract symptoms were accompanied or, indeed, brought by their spouses. They realise that pharmacists are more accessible and approachable than GPs.