Ethical/Legal Aspects of Prescribing Flashcards
1
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Define medicinal product
A
Any substance or article administered for a medical purpose
2
Q
What does licensing mean?
A
Gives marketing authorisation
3
Q
What does off label mean?
A
use outside licensed indication of the product
4
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What is liability?
A
- when licensed medicine is prescribed and administered in accordance with SPC then no liability will attach to prescriber if correct diagnosis, choice of medicine and patient warned of side effects
5
Q
MHRA
A
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
- safety, quality and efficacy
- does it work?
- is it safe?
6
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NICE
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cost effectiveness:
- how good is it
- what is its value
7
Q
Classifications of Medicinal Products
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- general sale list (safely prescribed without pharmacist supervision)
- pharmacy only medicines (needs supervision)
- prescription only medicines (need prescription)
8
Q
Types of prescriptions
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FP10 -> GPs FP14 -> dentists FP10HNC -> hospitals FP10MDA-SS -> addicts private prescriptions hospital in patient charts
9
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Requirements of prescription
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- signed in ink
- repeat once only if repeatable
- dispensed within 6 months
- address of practitioner
- indicate if doctor or dentist
- date, name and address of patient
- age if under 12 years
- generic drug name
10
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Prescription abbreviations
A
od - 1 x day bd - 2 x day tds - 3 x day qds - 4 x day om : on - in the morning: at night pm - when required sos - if necessary stat - immediately
11
Q
What is supplementary prescribing?
A
voluntary prescribing partnership between an independent prescriber and a supplementary prescriber to implement agreed patient specific clinical management plan with patient agreement
12
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NPSA
A
National Patient Safety Agency
