The Pharmacist

Question 1

Describe the journey of a prescription

Answer 1

• Practitioner diagnoses and prescribes
• Patient hands prescription in to a pharmacy
• pharmacy dispenses medicine
• pharmacist gives out medicine to the patient

Question 2

Describe the different types of a prescription

Answer 2

NHS

• full cost paid by taxes funding the NHS
• cost to patient; nil if exempt, standard prescription tax if not exempt

PRIVATE
- patient pays for appointment, prescription, medicine

Question 3

List the different types of prescriber

Answer 3

• medical doctors
• dentist
• nurses
• pharmacist
• physiotherapists
• optometrists
• others in MEP

Question 4

Describe the process of prescribing

Answer 4

• patient visits the practitioner
• patient/practitioner consultation
• practitioner evaluates information
• practitioner decides course of action