UK PHARMACIES are calling for tougher restrictions on online sales of blockbuster weight loss drugs amid concerns they are being prescribed without proper consultation or examination of historical medical records and may be inappropriate.
The UK's National Pharmacy Association (NPA), which represents independent community pharmacies, said regulators should require prescribers to have more consultation with patients before dispensing the weight loss jabs and other higher-risk medicines.
That could mean a phone call or face-to-face discussion rather than simply relying on an online questionnaire, the NPA chair Nick Kaye said.
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