RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Off the prescription pad and over the counter: the trend toward drug deregulation grows
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 387
OP 389
VO 152
IS 3
A1 P. P. Morgan
A1 L. Cohen
YR 1995
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/152/3/387.abstract
AB In the future, regulatory agencies may authorize the switch of more drugs from prescription-only to over-the-counter status. This could have the double effect of reducing the number of doctor visits and cutting drug costs. Although some physicians worry about the escape of reasonably potent drugs from medical surveillance, pharmacists are assuming a more significant counselling and medication-tracking role. This article looks at the negative and positive sides of drug deregulation from the perspectives of the physician, pharmacist and patient.