Law 2 Flashcards
1
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What are the prescription Requirements (12)
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- Must be written in indelible ink
- Must be signed by the prescriber - If unknown, check the registration status.
- It must contain the date.
- Must contain the prescriber’s name & address
- Must contain his/her professional qualifications
- Must contain name & address of patient
- Must contain patient age (if under 12)
- There are some exemptions for hospital prescriptions.
- Prescriber registered in UK, EEA, Swiss healthcare professional
- Dated within 6 months, CDs 28 days
- NHS prescriptions supplied once
- Private prescriptions repeated if repeat is written
2
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How are dispensed prescriptions labelled (7)
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- Name of patient
- Name & address of supplying pharmacy
- Date of dispensing
- Name of the medicine
- Directions for use
- Precautions relating to the use
- RPS Recommendation - Keep out of the sight and reach of children and use only on your skin where applicable
3
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How are prescription records made (3)
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- POM go in prescription register
- There is an exemption for NHS prescriptions, and they should not be entered in the register.
- It is good practice to enter details in the register for P and GSL items supplied privately.
4
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How are private prescription records made (8)
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- Record on the day of supply (or the next day)
- Record date of supply
- Record the date on the prescription.
- Medicine details (name, quantity, formulation, strength)
- Record the name & address of the practitioner.
- Record the name & address of the patient.
- There is no LEGAL requirement to include details of the dose, but it is good practice to do so
- The prescription register must be retained at the pharmacy for 2 years after the date of the last entry.
5
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What are the conditions of an emergency supply at the request of a prescriber (6)
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- The prescriber is known to the pharmacist.
- Prescription to be sent within 72 hours
- Medicine supplied as per instructions
- Medicine is not a controlled drug.
- Entry is made in the PRESCRIPTION register.
- 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.
6
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What are the conditions of an emergency supply at the request of a prescriber record (8)
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- Record on the day of supply (or the next day)
- Record date of supply
- The name (including strength & form where appropriate) and quantity of the medicine supplied
- Record the name & address of the prescriber.
- Record the date on the prescription.
- Record date prescription received
- Space left to include these details when the script arrives
- entry into prescription register
7
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What are the conditions of an emergency Supply at the request of a patient (6)
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- The pharmacist personally interviews the patient.
- Pharmacist conviction of clear and immediate need
- Confirmation of previous treatment and dose
- Limit on length of treatment.
- Medicine is not a controlled drug, Sch 2 or 3, with the exception.
- Entry is made in the POM register.
8
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What are the conditions of an emergency Supply at the request of a patient record (6)
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- Record on date of supply (or next day)
- Record the date of the transaction.
- Record name (including strength and form where appropriate) and quantity of the medicine supplied
- Record the name and address of the patient.
- Record nature of emergency – why run out & why unable to obtain Rx
- entry into POM register
9
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How are dispensed emergency prescriptions labelled (10)
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- Name of patient
- Name & address of supplying pharmacy
- Date of dispensing
- Name of the medicine
- Directions for use
- Precautions relating to the use
- RPS Recommendation
- Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
- Use this medicine only on your skin where applicable.
- The words EMERGENCY SUPPLY if it is an emergency Supply at the request of a patient
