7 January 2010

Department of Health Announces a Public Consultation on Automatic Generic Substitution

DH proposal for compulsory switch to cheaper medicines fails to consider fully patient safety London, 05 January 2010 – The Department of Health (DH) has published plans today proposing the possible introduction of Automatic Generic Substitution to allow pharmacists to dispense generic medicines, even if the prescribing doctor or nurse has written a prescription for [...]