B. Professionalism and leadership Flashcards
What are the conditions for GSL sale?
- They must to sold or supplied in a place which acn close as to exclude the public
- Have an MA (or equiv for herbal & homeophathic)
- immediate and outer packaging made elsewhere to where it is sold , supplied.
- Outer packaging must remained unopened since being made up for sale.
What is the definition of a P med?
any medicinal product which neither a POM or GSL
What is evidence-based medicine?
the integration of best medical research, clinical expertise and patient’s values
What is the framework for a randomised control trial?
P-population and their characterstics
I- intervention, something that is used to treat, cure, prevent a condition
C-other group/ control group is measured against the intervention
O-outcomes, what happened
How do you remember Accuracy and Prescision
aCcuracy=correct
pRecision=Repitition
What are the legal requirements for a prescription?
- Signature of prescriber
- Address of prescriber
- Date
- Particulars of prescriber
- Name of the patient
- address of the patient
- Age of the patient (if under 12)
What are the legal requirements for labels on dispensed medicines?
- Name of med + strength
- Directions and dose
Name of patient and date
- name + address of pharmacy
- KOORSAROC
- Precautions: BNF cautionary and advice labels
- Additional labels
What are some additional labels to be put on a dipensed medicine label?
Only use this medicine on your skin - for ALL SKIN products
Not to be taken- for ALL NON-SKIN products that are NOT to be
swallowed
Shake the bottle- for ALLL LIQUID meds
Process for disensing medicines
- Name
- Strength
- Quantity/ pack size
- Dosage form
- Date
- Contents aren’t tampered with + PIL
- Stored in fridge? CD cupboard
- Extra tools in sundries?
Accuracy check of labels and meds
- Name
- Form
- strength
- quantity
- Patient’s name
- Wrong directions/dose
- Missing BNF warnings or wrong BNF wanings
- Transposed labels
- Wrong spelling
Clinical check
** Patient characteristics**
* Patient type-children, pregnant/ breastfeeding, certain ethnic groups, gender
* Co-morbilities
* patient intolerances or preferences
** Medication regimen**
* Name, strength, form, quantity, dose + frequency
* consideration of age, weight, SA, co-morbilities
* Interactions- with other meds-POMs or OTCs and food and drink
Main types of law
- Statutory Law
- Common Law
Explain Statutory Law and Common Law
- Statutory Law- deeloped by parliament
- Common Law- a body of law based on legal precedents in courts
Other types of Law other than the main 2
- Civil Law- between 2 individuals/ an individual and an org/ org and org
- Adminstrative Law- between public bodies, public bodies and their subcontractors
- Criminal Law- state against individual
- Professional Law- state against professional
State and explain the two types of consent
- Explicit- directly given
- Implied- indirectly given