How Are Drugs Used In Hospital

Question 1

What is GP prescription form?

Answer 1

FP10

Question 2

What is medical reconciliation?

Answer 2

Performing a list for every patient admitted and discharged by taking a repeat drug history from patient against their drug records.
Are all regular medicines prescribed?

Question 3

Why is a clinical screen performed by pharmacists?

Answer 3

To make sure all prescriptions are safe.

Ie any drug interactions

Question 4

What is a TTO

Answer 4

To take out prescription
Prescribed by the doctor when a patient is leaving hospital.
It’s checked and reviewed by the pharmacist

Question 5

How are prescription only medicines supplied In community?

Answer 5

GP prescribes prescription
Community pharmacist supplies medicine
Patient, family member or district nurse administers the medicine .

Question 6

How are medicines supplied i. The community?

Answer 6

General sales
Pharmacy only
Prescription only

Question 7

How are medicines supplied in hospital?

Answer 7

Patients own supply
Stocks on the ward
Pharmacy
Ordered in to pharmacy