Pharmacy: Internet

(asked on 12th March 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulatory powers the General Medical Council has to review online prescribing where there is evidence that patients may be being prescribed suboptimal treatment.


Answered by
Dan Poulter Portrait
Dan Poulter
This question was answered on 19th March 2015

The General Medical Council (GMC) guidance on remote prescribing makes absolutely clear that doctors must feel satisfied that they can make an adequate assessment, establish a dialogue and obtain the patient’s consent. The GMC expect all doctors to take account of GMC guidance and relevant clinical and other guidelines regardless of how they are prescribing.

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