CD Law Flashcards
which legislation protects individuals from unreasonable use of their personal data.
Data Protection Act 2018
What is a Caldicott Guardian?
A senior person responsible for protecting the confidentiality of people’s health and care information and making sure it is used properly
adverse event vs adverse drug effect
adverse event is unexpected and abnormal, an ADR is attributable to the MOA
5 rights of prescribing
right px
right drug
right dose
right route
right time
ways to minimise medication errors
get second checks with calculations, label IV bags immediately, follow guidelines, report near misses and errors
what information is needed for a CD requisition
signature, name and address of recipient, profession, total quantity, purpose
how long must requisitions be kept for
2 yrs
how often should running balance of CDs be carried out
at least every week
CD prescription requirements
prescriber signature and address, pt name and address, date within 28 days, form, strength, dose, total quantity,
instalment prescription requirements
same as CD, amount of medicine per instalment, interval between each supply, first instalment within 28 days
which schedule of CDs need to be registered
2
if a hcp collects a CD on behalf of a patient what needs to be asked
identity, name and address of patient
what is the accountable officer for
monitors the use of CDs and reports any issue
if a patient comes in with out of date CDs, what happens?
they need to be stored securely until they can be destroyed and disposed of, must be denatured before disposal
which classes of CDs have to be denatured before disposal
2,3,4-1
for what schedule CD does disposal need to be witnessed
2
what is needed to manufacture specials?
specials manufacturing licence
is it a legal requirement for CD supply to last no more than 30 days?
no - just good practice
what does the prescriber prescribing the special need to disclose
the exact need and formulation details
conditions of supply of emergency medication
satisfied for reason, prescriber needs to give script in 72 hours, POM not CD1,2 or 3, entry must be made on the day or day after
what does an entry into the POM register need for emergency supply at the request of a prescriber
date, name form and strength of POM, name and address of pt and person supplying POM, date on prescription, date script received
conditions for emergency supply at the request of a patient
reason for immediate need, has been prescribed before at the same dose, not CD 1,2,3, entry into CD register needs to be made on day or day after
entry into POM register for supply at request of pt
date, name and address of person supplying POM and pt, drug details, nature of emergency
what is the max quantity that can given for emergency supply of CD4 +5
5 days
what is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine that you can sell
720mg pseudoephedrine and 180mg ephedrine
