The panel struck down as irrational a provision of the law that allowed retired law enforcement officers to retain assault weapons.
Problems relating to irrational prescribing, provision and use of both POMs and OTC medicines, and the subsequent impact on patient safety, appear to be more severe in countries without a well-organized primary care system or in countries where a gap exists between legislation and practice.
But Jason Coppel QC, for the government, said it was not irrational for the provision of non-emergency healthcare to be divided between the different countries of the UK according to the place of residence of the patient.
Its primary objective was to assess the extent of irrational prescribing jointly with the provision of OTC medicines in Southern European countries and to identify factors which influence the intention of GPs and pharmacists towards the provision of OTC medicines and the intention of patients/clients towards the consumption of OTC medicines.
But there is some correlation, and the provision is, therefore, not irrational.
The reminder tools contained short and concise messages related to the prevention of irrational use of medicines, the careful provision of OTC medicines as well as the promotion of patient safety.
Another aspect of this factor was related to the poor quality of PHC services including provision of partial treatment, irrational use of drugs and lack of necessary laboratory investigations.
The problems related to poor service delivery, particularly irrational use of services, irrational treatment, poor provision of health education and poor referral system, were also reported by the focus groups study of the PHC providers that preceded this study [ 9].
Their medical practices, particularly their provision of drugs, are often irrational or harmful [ 28, 30].
This group also emphasized other problems related to poor service delivery including inadequate provision of health education services, irrational use of drugs and focusing mainly on symptomatic treatment.
