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Case ref:201103622
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Date:June 2012
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Body:A Medical Practice in the Tayside NHS Board area
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:clinical treatment; diagnosis
Summary
Ms C complained that her GP had withdrawn prescription milk for two of her three children who have allergy-related eczema (skin inflammation).
We found that, following advice from the health board, the practice reviewed their prescribing policy for milk powder. At this time one of Ms C's children was being prescribed the powder. The practice told us that they did not withdraw the prescription, but did change it from an automatic repeat prescription to one that has to be approved by a GP each time. They were concerned that if they did not do that the automatic repeat prescription system might mean that the milk powder was over-prescribed and the child's condition might not be regularly monitored.
Our investigation found that prescriptions for milk powder were never stopped and no prescription request was ever refused. The prescribing was reviewed and then monitored and our view was that, in the circumstances and on the evidence available to us, this was appropriate.