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Recommendation 6
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Update regulations to allow pharmacists to make dose and formulation substitutions for out-of-stock medicines.
Recommendation
We recommend that regulations are updated within three months to allow pharmacists in community settings to make dose and formulation substitutions for out-of-stock items, subject to the safeguards set out in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Medicines Shortage Policy.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 10 January 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗