Law Lecture Flashcards
What does POM stand for?
Prescription only medication
What does P stand for?
Pharmacy only medication
What does GSL stand for?
General Sales List
How many paracetamol can be sold over the counter (POM)
100
How much paracetamol can be prescribed by a pharmacist
Pack size 32
How many paracetamol in GSL
Pack size 16
Aspirin GSL
16
Aspirin P?
32
Aspirin POM
100
Why were tighter controls issued for codeine and dihydrocodeine, who issued it and when
- minimise the risk of addiction
- MHRA
- 2009
Legal restrictions on quantities that may be sold is part of which act?
Human medicines regulations 2012
How much of pseudoephedrine can be supplied?
720mg
How much ephedrine can be supplied?
180mg
Levonorgestrel 1500 microgram tablet and Ulipristal acetate 30mg tablet are licenced as?
P medicines
Ibuprofen 200mg is?
GSL
Daktacort 15g is?
P
Daktacort 30g is?
POM
What are PO medicines?
Used to classify some GSL ingredients but is only licenced for sale through pharmacies.
What is the health act 1999
introduced to modernise and strengthen regulation of healthcare professionals.
replaces pharmacy act 1954 (registration and regulation of pharmacists)
What is the medicines (responsible pharmacist) regulations 2008?
registration of pharmacy technicians
What is the statutory duty for a RP
safe and effective running of the pharmacy
establish, maintains and keep under review procedures for safe working.
what are RP regulations
the RP can be absent from the pharmacy for a maximum of 2 hours.
must remain contactable during absence.
GSL can be sold during the period of absence.
human medicines regulations 2012
can change directions
dose interval error
overdose
directions that differ from advice of prescriber
can change name or common name of medicine
can change precautions for use on label
limitations of human medicines regulations 2012
cannot change strength/quantity
does not change conventions for incomplete prescriptions
does not apply to schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs.
what are the pharmacy regulations 2013?
publication of a pharmaceutical needs assessment by health and wellbeing boards.
terms of service for the contractors who provide pharmaceutical services.
what are the human medicines regulations 2016
radiographer IP allowed to mix, prescribe and sell certain types of POM.
orthoptists allowed to sale and supply certain POM
enabling POMs morphine, diapmorphine to be supplied by registered mid wives.
HMR exemptions
midwives
orthoptists
optometrists
paramedics
FP10 prescription
GP/hospitals/IP
green
FP10D
dentist in primary care
yellow
FP10MDA
IP treating addiction
Blue
FP10P
Prescribing nurse/IP/SP
purple
FP10PCD
private prescriptions for schedule 2 or 3 controlled drugs
pink
legal requirements on a prescription
signed
dated
legible
address of practitioner
type of prescriber
name and address of patient
age if under 12
legal requirements on a label
name of patient
name and address of supplying pharmacy
date of dispensing
name of the medicine
directions for use of the medicine
precautions relating to the use of the medicine
What are CDs
substances controlled by the misuse of drugs act 1971 and misuse of drugs regulations 2001
