Hard Unit Flashcards
What are the different types of prescription
Private
NHS
Prescription forms
See the image in the folder
List the different NHS formularies
Blacklisted SLS Borderline substance DPF NPF
List the 5 legal classes of medicines
GSL
P
PO
POM
CD
How do you find a legal class of a medicine
MEP
Legal requirements for a prescription
Patient name Patient address Patients age (if under 12) Prescriber name Prescribers address Signature Date
What info needs to be on the dispensing label
Patients name Name of medicine + strength + formulation Direction of use Date prepared Expiry date Batch number Any other cautionary labels
For extemp: always have expiry date and batch number
What factors to consider when choosing a drug
Conditions factors
Medicine factors
Patient factors
Outline 7 ways of administering drugs
Ophthalmic
Nasal
Inhalation
Enteral
Topical
Parenteral
Rectal
What is the different between chloroform water and chloroform spirit
Chloroform spirit has more ethanol
What is a solution
A solution is a homogenous mixture of 2 or more components
Expiry date for extemporaneous products
2 weeks - freshly made without preservations
4 weeks - if chloroform water or spirit
What are the 2 types of non verbal communication
Body language
Para language
What info is necessary on a PIL
Identification of the medicine
Therapeutic indications
Info necessary before taking the med
Dosage
Side effects
Additional information
What are the 2 readibility tests for PIL called
FOG index
Flesch Reading
