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

Letter

Extended prescribing by UK nurses and pharmacists

Reference is interesting

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{at}ulsop.ac.uk

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Competing interests: JFS is a paediatric hospital pharmacist.

References

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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