Intro To Prescriptions

Question 1

Describe the role of a pharmacist

Answer 1

• Quality if medicine
  How its made,stored,correct channels
• pharmacy law
  Is the supply legal
• clinically appropriate
  Safe for the patient?
• advice to patients about medicine prescription bought oc
• giving advice to healthcare professionals about medicines
• providing additional services like smoking cessation bp management weight loss wtc

Question 2

Describe the role of the regulatory body

Answer 2

• keep patients safe
• ensuring pharmacist and pharmacies are doing the work they are supposed to
• regulate education standards, pharmacy premises
• cpds as a reflective
• code of ethics

Question 3

Describe the standards for pharmacy practice

Answer 3

• provide person-centred care
• work in partnership with others
• communcate effectively
• use professional judgment
• behave in a professional manner
• respect and maintain the persons confidentiality and privacy
• speak up when they have concerns kr when things go wrong
• demonstrate leadership on

Question 4

Describe the journey of a prescription

Answer 4

• practitioner diagnosis and prescribes
• patient hands prescription into pharmacy
• pharmacy dispenses medicine
• pharmacy gives out medicine to patient

Question 5

Describe the different types of prescription

Answer 5

Nhs
- full costs are paid for by taxes funding the nhs
- cost to patient
 Nil if exempt
 Standard prescription tax of not

Private 
Patient pays
Appointment 
Prescription 
Medicine

Question 6

List the different types of prescriber

Answer 6

Medicine doctors
Dentists
Nurses
Pharmacist 
Physiotherapist 
Optometrist 
Other (MEP)

Question 7

Describe the types of information available in other reference sources and know when to use the most appropriate source

Answer 7

The BNF - medicine and uses

NHS website

Martindale - complete drug reference

The electronic medicines compendium (eMC)

• patient information leaflet
• summary of product characteristics (SmPC)

Stockley’s drug interactions

Question 8

Process of prescribing

Answer 8

Patient visits practitioner
Patient/practitioner consultation
Practitioner evaluates information
Practitioner decides a course of action