The Chamber of Pharmacists said today it was flabbergasted at what it said was misinformation which was rampantly evident in a statement issued yesterday by the doctors' union (MAM) on the Health Minister's proposal for development of pharmaceutical care practices. The proposals included enabling pharmacists to prescribe some medicines.

In a statement the chamber said it was inconceivable that doctors should lambast a proposal for Malta to follow certain trends which were long in place and evolving in countries such as the UK and the US.

"The MAM should seek synergies to enhance teamwork rather than propose long exhausted, feeble, non sequitur arguments on liberalisation of pharmacy licences and prices of medicines.

"MAM is offensive in attempting to deprecate pharmacists who are independent health care professionals whose prime interest is to ensure the highest quality of patient care," the chamber said.

It reiterated its support to the innovative and forward-looking stance taken by the minister and said it took bona fide professionals to change a mentality and move with the times.

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