Sturgeon backs medication service

Aug 30 2010

Scottish patients with long-term conditions will be given a "five-star" service from pharmacies thanks to a new scheme, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

The chronic medication service will see patients with ongoing medical conditions, such as high blood pressure or diabetes, being given "care plans" by their pharmacists.

Ms Sturgeon said the new service - which is the first of its kind in the UK - would "transform" the role pharmacists play in providing care and would also help reduce the amount of drugs that are wasted.