Use and Abuse of Entry Level Ophthalmic Drugs

Speakers:

• Doughty, Michael

Key learning points:

1. To briefly review legal aspects of optometric access to ‘drugs'.
2. To define what is meant by entry level drugs.
3. To consider past use and restrictions on optometric use of ‘drugs’.
4. To consider public access to medicines.
5. To summarize current UK products and selected on-line products.
6. To consider possible abuse of both laws pertaining to access of products and of the products themselves.

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