Posted by ed_uk on March 8, 2006, at 15:59:04
In reply to Re: buprenorphine re-sched and scripts et alia » ed_uk, posted by yxibow on March 7, 2006, at 21:56:50
Hi Yxi
>What a pain that must be.
We're used to it I guess. All NHS prescriptions are written/printed on a standard form which makes them pretty easy to read. Most prescriptions are computer generated ie. they are printed on the standard form using a laser printer. Some prescriptions are still hand-written, including most prescriptions written in hospital clinics.
The NHS prescription forms are unique. The paper is special, a bit like a bank note! Makes them difficult to forge. Private (ie. non-NHS) prescriptions can be written on any piece of paper. I once saw a private prescription written in a space between the waveforms on an ECG (EKG) printout! It wasn't even the right patients ECG lol.
Regards
Eddy
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