On the finish of July, throughout a joint convention of the Polish Ministry of Well being (MZ) and the Supreme Chamber of Medical doctors on the deliberate modifications to the Polish well being care system, the Minister of Well being introduced modifications to prescriptions for medical hashish in the course of the on-line session.
In line with MZ plans, solely a major care doctor (PCP) will have the ability to challenge a prescription for medical hashish (equivalent to morphine, fentanyl and oxycodone) throughout a web-based session. In line with the MZ, a PCP will solely have the ability to challenge a prescription on this method if:
- the prescription is to proceed the remedy;
- the prescription is for a most of three months;
- the affected person confirms his identification throughout teleportation.
Because of this, filling out a web-based questionnaire, like immediately, will not be sufficient. As well as, in instances apart from these listed above, a specialist physician and a PCP could challenge a prescription for medical hashish solely after first inspecting the affected person in individual.
The regulation implementing the above modifications is predicted to be printed within the fall. At present, neither the precise date nor the content material of the regulation are recognized – a draft regulation has not been made public.
The deliberate modifications, nevertheless, are actually being mentioned with the medical neighborhood, which expresses criticism that the proposed options are too rigorous. Due to this fact, there isn’t a certainty that the modifications beneath dialogue will enter into drive of their deliberate type.
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