The stated position of the Pharmacists'Defence Association (PDA)on remote supervision (the plan to operate a pharmacy in the absence of a pharmacist)is that it constitutes a significant threat to public safety.When we lobby members of Parliament and other key decision makers,it never takes long for them to become alarmed at the prospect of what is really being proposed.When we surveyed pharmacists on the subject,an overwhelming majority of them saw this proposal as nothing more than a cost cutting -exercise that would benefit the Government and some large employers.
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