Pharmacy to stock anti-swine flu drugs
Thursday 25th June 2009
A pharmacy in Waltham Forest is to stock and dispense anti-swine flu medications such as Tamiflu.
According to NHS Waltham Forest, the identity of the medical facility will not be released to the general public for security reasons but patients, relatives and carers will be told where it is if they need to collect the drug, the Guardian Series reports.
Meanwhile, NHS London also revealed that one pharmacy in every London borough has been identified to stock and dispense anti-viral medication.
A spokesperson for the organisation said: "GPs will clinically assess people with flu-like symptoms to determine who needs treatment and if so issue a prescription for antiviral treatment on the spot.
"This prescription can then be exchanged for anti-viral drugs at the nearest designated pharmacy."
Meanwhile, health officials were recently due to meet up in Bath to discuss an outbreak of swine flu at a school in the area, the BBC reports.
Written by Mathew Horton
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