Dispensing doctors
Abstract
Mr Landers, the Deputy Minister for Population Development, speaking in Pretoria on behalf of the Minister, Dr W A van Niekerk, asked doctors and pharmacists to give one another the hand of friendship. In this issue Attie Baard makes a very strong case for the dispensing doctor. I shall not repeat his paper except to say that his argument hinges primarily on the doctor-patient relationship. He emphasizes the added quality of relationship that can be achieved when the consultation includes dispensing, as opposed to giving a script.
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