July 2006 Volume 10 Number 3

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Over the counter medications advised by GPs

The BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) survey form allows GPs to record several aspects of patient management for each problem. Pharmaceutical management is recorded in detail. Other modes of treatment, including clinical treatments (eg counselling) and procedures recorded briefly in the GP’s own words, are also related to a single problem. Medication is the most common management activity, either prescribed, GP-supplied, or advised for over the counter (OTC) purchase.

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