15. Non-medical Prescribing Flashcards
Who can write a prescription for human use ?
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Independent prescribers
- Supplementary prescribers
- Community practitioner nurse
- EEA and Swiss doctors and dentist
What is the meaning of appropriate prescribers ?
- Someone who is able to write a prescription under the medicines act. This means that they can write it for any POM or CD
What are dentists legally able to prescribe ?
Any CD and any POM except a few medicines for addition.
What is the specific formulary that dentists often use to prescribe medicines ?
The dental practitioners formulary (DPF)
What is the code and colour of NHS dental prescriptions ?
FP10D
Yellow
Can dentists request emergency supplies ? If yes, what items can they request ?
Yes, for medicines that they are entitled to prescribe
Are registered nurses able to prescribe?
No, not in the list of appropriate prescribers
What type of nurses are entitled to prescribe ?
Community practitioner nurse prescribers
What types of items can community nurse practitioners prescribe ?
‘simple items’ for the community such as…
- Simple pain relief
- Laxatives
- Emollients
- Some anti-fungals,
5 NRT - Some applicants (dressings/catheters)
What is the formulary specific for nurse prescribers ?
Nurse prescriber formulary
Can community practitioner nurses request for emergency supplies ?
Yes, for items that they can prescribe
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?
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
What is a supplementary prescriber ?
Someone who works with a main prescriber and develops a clinical management plan.
What can a supplementary prescriber prescribe ?
Anything in the clinical management plan.
This includes all class drugs including CDs and unlicenced
Can supplementary prescribers request for emergency supplies ?
Yes, for items that they can prescribe
Who can be a supplementary prescriber?
pharmacists, midwifes, nusese, chiropodist, podiatrist, dietitian, physiotherapist, radiotherapist or optometrist
Does an independent prescriber have full autonomy ?
yes, they can prescribe by their own right
What can independent prescribers prescribe for ?
Prescribe for medical conditions only within their area of competence.
All class drugs, including CDs and unlicenced
Can independent prescribers request for emergency supplies ?
Yes, for items that they can prescribe
True or false?
an optometrist IP do not have restricted lists for prescribing?
False, their lists are restricted for medicines that are for the eye or surrounding tissues.
This includes POMs and unlicensed but not CDs
What can non-uk prescribers prescribe?
They cannot prescribe CD schedule 1-3 only 4 and 5
Can non-uk prescribers prescribe medicines that do not have a UK MA?
No must have UK MA
Can non-uk prescribers request emergency supplies ?
Yes for medicines that they can prescribe
True or false ?
You would treat a non-uk prescribers prescription as a NHS prescription.
False, you would treat it as a private prescription
