>Of Stephen Humphreys >Are you sure? I am sure that those websites say those things.
>My medication is printed off on a printer in the doctor's room. >He then signs the bottom. As I said to Phil in message 34518: "The handwriting requirement applies to drugs in schedules 1, 2 or 3 (e.g. morphine). It does not apply to schedule 4 or 5 drugs. Presumably your surgery does comply but you are not aware of it. Ask them next time" If you would like to know more, feel free to read the web pages that I quoted. >>From: "Terry Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >>Subject: [USMA:34511] RE: hospital inpatient computer system eliminates >>non-metric units >>Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:51:48 +0100 >> >>>Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph. >>>Next month, my hospital, Midland Memorial Hospital, is adopting the >>computer >>>software system used by the U.S. Department of Veterans affairs, called >>the >>>Computerized Patient Record System(CPRS). This system supports electronic >>>medication ordering, >> >>The issue of hand written prescriptions is live in the UK. Regulations >>mandate that prescriptions controlled drugs are written by hand. >> >>The Shipman enquiry found that Dr Shipman killed 215 patients between 1975 >>and 1998. One of the issues it raised was this mandatory requirement. >> >>http://www.the-shipman-inquiry.org.uk/4r_page.asp?id=3139 >> >>http://www.rpsgb.org/pdfs/coun0410-C-74.pdf >>
