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15. Non-medical Prescribing Flashcards

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1
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Who can write a prescription for human use ?

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  1. Doctors
  2. Dentists
  3. Independent prescribers
  4. Supplementary prescribers
  5. Community practitioner nurse
  6. EEA and Swiss doctors and dentist
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What is the meaning of appropriate prescribers ?

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  1. Someone who is able to write a prescription under the medicines act. This means that they can write it for any POM or CD
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What are dentists legally able to prescribe ?

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Any CD and any POM except a few medicines for addition.

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What is the specific formulary that dentists often use to prescribe medicines ?

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The dental practitioners formulary (DPF)

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What is the code and colour of NHS dental prescriptions ?

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FP10D

Yellow

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Can dentists request emergency supplies ? If yes, what items can they request ?

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Yes, for medicines that they are entitled to prescribe

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Are registered nurses able to prescribe?

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No, not in the list of appropriate prescribers

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What type of nurses are entitled to prescribe ?

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Community practitioner nurse prescribers

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What types of items can community nurse practitioners prescribe ?

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‘simple items’ for the community such as…

  1. Simple pain relief
  2. Laxatives
  3. Emollients
  4. Some anti-fungals,
    5 NRT
  5. Some applicants (dressings/catheters)
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What is the formulary specific for nurse prescribers ?

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Nurse prescriber formulary

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Can community practitioner nurses request for emergency supplies ?

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Yes, for items that they can prescribe

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How would you know if a prescription has been written by a community practitioner nurse prescriber? Do you need to check their formulary to confirm if they can prescribe the item on their prescription?

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It should say near the medicines ‘community practitioner nurse prescriber’.

Yes, you would need to confirm whether they can prescribe this. This can be found at the back of the BNF

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What is a supplementary prescriber ?

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Someone who works with a main prescriber and develops a clinical management plan.

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What can a supplementary prescriber prescribe ?

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Anything in the clinical management plan.

This includes all class drugs including CDs and unlicenced

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Can supplementary prescribers request for emergency supplies ?

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Yes, for items that they can prescribe

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Who can be a supplementary prescriber?

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pharmacists, midwifes, nusese, chiropodist, podiatrist, dietitian, physiotherapist, radiotherapist or optometrist

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Does an independent prescriber have full autonomy ?

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yes, they can prescribe by their own right

18
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What can independent prescribers prescribe for ?

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Prescribe for medical conditions only within their area of competence.

All class drugs, including CDs and unlicenced

19
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Can independent prescribers request for emergency supplies ?

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Yes, for items that they can prescribe

20
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True or false?

an optometrist IP do not have restricted lists for prescribing?

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False, their lists are restricted for medicines that are for the eye or surrounding tissues.

This includes POMs and unlicensed but not CDs

21
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What can non-uk prescribers prescribe?

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They cannot prescribe CD schedule 1-3 only 4 and 5

22
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Can non-uk prescribers prescribe medicines that do not have a UK MA?

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No must have UK MA

23
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Can non-uk prescribers request emergency supplies ?

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Yes for medicines that they can prescribe

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True or false ?

You would treat a non-uk prescribers prescription as a NHS prescription.

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False, you would treat it as a private prescription

25
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What is a patient group direction (PGD)?

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Written instructions for the sale and supply/or administration of medicines to groups of patient who may not be individually identified before presentation for treatment

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What types of items are often included in PGDs?

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  1. immunisations
  2. pain relief in care settings
  3. EHC
  4. Extensions of clinic functions (STI treatments)
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Why are PGDs used ?

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They are a way of distributing medicines in a controlled manner

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Where are PGDs used ?

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  1. NHS bodies
  2. doctors and dentists
  3. independant hipstial (private)

dental practices and clinics (private)

  1. the police, prison service, her majesty’s forces
  2. Retail pharmacies
29
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What do PGDs contain?

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Details specific information clearly outlining circumstances for supply

30
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Who can write PGDs in the NHS?

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  1. Doctors
  2. Dentists
  3. Nurse independent
    prescribers
  4. Optometrists independent prescriber
  5. Pharmacist independent prescriber
31
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Who can authorise PGDs?

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Medics and pharmacists

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