Law 2

Question 1

What are the prescription Requirements (8)

Answer 1

1. Must be written in indelible ink
2. Must be signed by the prescriber - If unknown, check the registration status.
3. It must contain the date.
4. Must contain the prescriber’s address
5. Must contain his/her professional qualifications
6. Must contain name & address of patient
7. Must contain patient age (if under 12)
8. There are some exemptions for hospital prescriptions.

Question 2

What are the conditions prescriptions must meet (5)

Answer 2

1. Must comply with writing requirements
2. The prescriber must be registered in the UK or be an EEA or Swiss-registered prescriber.
3. Cannot be dispensed after 6 months from when it is dated
4. NHS prescriptions are only supplied once. Further supplies need another prescription.
5. A private prescription may be supplied more than once if “repeat” is written.

Question 3

How are dispensed prescriptions labelled (7)

Answer 3

1. Name of patient
2. Name & address of supplying pharmacy
3. Date of dispensing
4. Name of the medicine
5. Directions for use
6. Precautions relating to the use
7. RPS Recommendation - Keep out of the sight and reach of children and use only on your skin where applicable

Question 4

How are prescription records made (3)

Answer 4

1. When a POM is dispensed, a record must, by law, be kept in the prescription register; some exemptions.
2. There is an exemption for NHS prescriptions, and they should not be entered in the register.
3. It is good practice to enter details in the register for P and GSL items supplied privately.

Question 5

How are private prescription records made (8)

Answer 5

1. Record on the day of supply (or the next day)
2. Record date of supply
3. Record the date on the prescription.
4. Medicine details (name, quantity, formulation, strength)
5. Record the name & address of the practitioner.
6. Record the name & address of the patient.
7. There is no LEGAL requirement to include details of the dose, but it is good practice to do so
8. The prescription register must be retained at the pharmacy for 2 years after the date of the last entry.

Question 6

What are the conditions of an emergency supply at the request of a prescriber (6)

Answer 6

1. The prescriber is known to the pharmacist.
2. Prescription to be sent within 72 hours
3. Medicine supplied as per instructions
4. Medicine is not a controlled drug.
5. Entry is made in the PRESCRIPTION register.
6. GP calls the pharmacy and gives the details of what they want to supply to the patient and will send the Px at a later date. (Within 72 hours) For some reason, they cannot give the Px directly to the patient.

Question 7

What are the conditions of an emergency supply at the request of a prescriber record (7)

Answer 7

1. Record on the day of supply (or the next day)
2. Record date of supply
3. The name (including strength & form where appropriate) and quantity of the medicine supplied
4. Record the name & address of the prescriber.
5. Record the date on the prescription.
6. Record date prescription received
7. Space left to include these details when the script arrives

Question 8

What are the conditions of an emergency Supply at the request of a patient (6)

Answer 8

1. The pharmacist personally interviews the patient.
2. Pharmacist conviction of clear and immediate need
3. Confirmation of previous treatment and dose
4. Limit on length of treatment.
5. Medicine is not a controlled drug, Sch 2 or 3, with the exception.
6. Entry is made in the POM register.

Question 9

What are the conditions of an emergency Supply at the request of a patient record (5)

Answer 9

1. Record on date of supply (or next day)
2. Record the date of the transaction.
3. Record name (including strength and form where appropriate) and quantity of the medicine supplied
4. Record the name and address of the patient.
5. Record nature of emergency – why run out & why unable to obtain Rx

Question 10

How are dispensed emergency prescriptions labelled (10)

Answer 10

1. Name of patient
2. Name & address of supplying pharmacy
3. Date of dispensing
4. Name of the medicine
5. Directions for use
6. Precautions relating to the use
7. RPS Recommendation
8. Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
9. Use this medicine only on your skin where applicable.
10. The words EMERGENCY SUPPLY if it is an emergency Supply at the request of a patient