Consumer protection and Medicines Optimisation Flashcards
Consumer protection laws are designed to ensure…
- Fair trade
- Fair competition
- Free flow of truthful info
Consumer protection issues are directed to the…
- Director General of Fair Trade
The Office of Fair Trading will then investigate, impose an injunction or take matter to litigation
The Consumer Protection Act safeguards the consumer from products that do not reach…
A reasonable level of safety
A Pharmacist MUST have adequate systems and records to be able to identify the ___ ___ or ______ so that if anything goes wrong, liability would then lie with the ‘producer’
License holder or Manufacturer
When manufacturing a product or extemporaneously dispensing, does the pharmacist have liability?
YES - carries full liability
Name three examples of liability in pharmacy…
1) Supplying unlicensed medicines or off license use
2) Crushing tablets to administer
3) Supplying PIL or counselling administration advice for safe and appropriate use of the product
Defective medicines can be reported to the…
Defective Medicines Report Centre - different between ‘defective’ and ADR
What is Medicines Optimisation? 3 things…
- Right patient
- Right choice of medicine
- Right time
PATIENT CENTRED and aims for them to get the best from use of medicines
What are the 4 guiding principles for MO?
1) Understand patients experience
2) Evidence based choice of meds
3) Ensure meds use is as safe as poss
4) Make meds optimisation part of routine practice
Why do we need M.O?
- Improve adherence
- Improve safety
- Improve/maximise effectiveness
- Reduce waste
- Save money
What does POOs stand for?
Patient
Orientated
Outcomes
- Reduce side effects and med errors
- Better access to large range services and personalised care
- More effective use of meds
- Greater involvement of patient in their own care with support
