This article explores the development and use of patient group directions in the supply and administration of medicines. It provides an overview of the classification of medicines and differentiates between a patient specific direction and a patient group direction. The use of patient group directions in the NHS and private sector, and the medicines that can be included in such a directive, are discussed.
Nursing Standard. 24, 48, 50-56. doi: 10.7748/ns2010.08.24.48.50.c7931
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