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1
Q

What does POM stand for?

A

Prescription only medication

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2
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What does P stand for?

A

Pharmacy only medication

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3
Q

What does GSL stand for?

A

General Sales List

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4
Q

How many paracetamol can be sold over the counter (POM)

A

100

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5
Q

How much paracetamol can be prescribed by a pharmacist

A

Pack size 32

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6
Q

How many paracetamol in GSL

A

Pack size 16

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7
Q

Aspirin GSL

A

16

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8
Q

Aspirin P?

A

32

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9
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Aspirin POM

A

100

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10
Q

Why were tighter controls issued for codeine and dihydrocodeine, who issued it and when

A
  • minimise the risk of addiction
  • MHRA
  • 2009
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11
Q

Legal restrictions on quantities that may be sold is part of which act?

A

Human medicines regulations 2012

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12
Q

How much of pseudoephedrine can be supplied?

A

720mg

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13
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How much ephedrine can be supplied?

A

180mg

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14
Q

Levonorgestrel 1500 microgram tablet and Ulipristal acetate 30mg tablet are licenced as?

A

P medicines

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15
Q

Ibuprofen 200mg is?

A

GSL

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16
Q

Daktacort 15g is?

A

P

17
Q

Daktacort 30g is?

A

POM

18
Q

What are PO medicines?

A

Used to classify some GSL ingredients but is only licenced for sale through pharmacies.

19
Q

What is the health act 1999

A

introduced to modernise and strengthen regulation of healthcare professionals.

replaces pharmacy act 1954 (registration and regulation of pharmacists)

20
Q

What is the medicines (responsible pharmacist) regulations 2008?

A

registration of pharmacy technicians

21
Q

What is the statutory duty for a RP

A

safe and effective running of the pharmacy

establish, maintains and keep under review procedures for safe working.

22
Q

what are RP regulations

A

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.

23
Q

human medicines regulations 2012

A

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

24
Q

limitations of human medicines regulations 2012

A

cannot change strength/quantity

does not change conventions for incomplete prescriptions

does not apply to schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs.

25
Q

what are the pharmacy regulations 2013?

A

publication of a pharmaceutical needs assessment by health and wellbeing boards.

terms of service for the contractors who provide pharmaceutical services.

26
Q

what are the human medicines regulations 2016

A

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.

27
Q

HMR exemptions

A

midwives
orthoptists
optometrists
paramedics

28
Q

FP10 prescription

A

GP/hospitals/IP
green

29
Q

FP10D

A

dentist in primary care
yellow

30
Q

FP10MDA

A

IP treating addiction
Blue

31
Q

FP10P

A

Prescribing nurse/IP/SP
purple

32
Q

FP10PCD

A

private prescriptions for schedule 2 or 3 controlled drugs
pink

33
Q

legal requirements on a prescription

A

signed
dated
legible
address of practitioner
type of prescriber
name and address of patient
age if under 12

34
Q

legal requirements on a label

A

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

35
Q

What are CDs

A

substances controlled by the misuse of drugs act 1971 and misuse of drugs regulations 2001

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