Blenkinsopp A, Bradley C
Department of Pharmacy Policy and Practice, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire.
BMJ. 1996 Mar 9;312(7031):629-32. doi: 10.1136/bmj.312.7031.629.
Self medication with over the counter medicines has long been a feature of the lay health system. With the reclassification of certain drugs, the public can buy preparations that were previously available only prescription. Sales of over the counter medicines are now equivalent to a third of the NHS drugs bill; governments throughout the world see self medication as a way of shifting some of the cost of health care onto consumers. The trend towards increased self care and with it the increasing empowerment of patients has many potential benefits; collaboration between doctors and pharmacists will be critical.
使用非处方药自我药疗长期以来一直是大众健康体系的一个特点。随着某些药物的重新分类，公众现在可以购买到以前只能凭处方购买的制剂。非处方药的销售额目前相当于英国国家医疗服务体系药品账单的三分之一；世界各国政府都将自我药疗视为将部分医疗保健成本转嫁给消费者的一种方式。自我护理增加的趋势以及随之而来的患者权力的增强有许多潜在好处；医生和药剂师之间的合作将至关重要。
