Should physicians' self-prescribing be restricted by law?
The LancetPublished 1 April 2005
Elin Olaug Rosvold, Reidar Tyssen
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Abstract
In Victoria, Australia, governmental regulations prohibit physicians from self-prescribing. These regulations led Margaret Kay and colleagues 1 Kay M Del Mar CB Mitchell G Does legislation reduce harm to doctors who prescribe for themselves?. Aust Fam Physician. 2005; 34: 94-96 PubMed Google Scholar to question recently whether legislation can reduce harm to physicians who prescribe for themselves. Their review reveals the lack of research on the effect of self-prescribing legislation on physicians' impairment. Kay also points out that physicians have access to drugs from various sources other than self-prescription.
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Health ProfessionsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
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