TY - JOUR T1 - Repeat dispensing by community pharmacists: advantages for patients and practitioners. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 1858 LP - 1859 VL - 48 IS - 437 AU - J Dowell AU - J Cruikshank AU - J Bain AU - H Staines Y1 - 1998/12/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/48/437/1858.abstract N2 - Repeat prescribing is an appreciable chore for general practitioners (GPs), and often lacks rigorous clinical control. This paper reports on a pilot repeat dispensing system, which employed community pharmacists to streamline the process and provide clinical supervision. The system described operated within the current regulations, was popular, and worked well for patients on stable treatment regimes. ER -