BMJ  2005;331:1338 (3 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1338

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Extended prescribing by UK nurses and pharmacists

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EDITOR—It is interesting that Avery and Pringle are against "virtually the whole of the BNF" being available to pharmacist prescribers.¹ As can be seen in the book's preface, the BNF is written and edited by pharmacists.

Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH Joseph.Standing@ulsop.ac.uk

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Competing interests: JFS is a paediatric hospital pharmacist.

1. Avery AJ, Pringle M. Extended prescribing by UK nurses and pharmacists. BMJ 2005;331: 1154-5. (19 November.)[Free Full Text]

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