Law Underpinning Prescribing (6)

Question 1

What are the two types of prescribers and what is the difference between them?

Answer 1

Independant - practitioner is responsible for assessment of patients with undiagnosed and diagnosed conditions and prescribes medicines according to their judgment

Supplementary - practioner who prescribes within an agreed patiet specific written clinical management plan (CMP)

Question 2

What are the legal requirements of a prescription for a POMs?

Answer 2

• signed by prescriber
• name and address of prescriber
• date issued
• name and address of patient
• age (if under 12)
• particulars of prescriber

Question 3

What are the legal requirements of prescription for CDs?

Answer 3

• signature of prescriber
• name and address of prescriber
• quantity in words and figures
• name, strength, form of medicine
• dose, frequency, duration
• date
• name and address of patient
• age if under 12
• ‘for dental use only’ if dental use

Question 4

What is the prescribing competancy framework and what is it used for?

Answer 4

• a framework of standards for prescribing competency
• used as self-assessment
• used as education tool
• Domain 1 - The Consultation
• Domain 2 - Prescribing Governance

Question 5

What is meant by the term scope of practice and how can somebody expand this?

Answer 5

this is the area of practice in which you can legally operate within eg. which medicines can prescribe, able to care for wider range of patients, different job

1. Reflect
2. Plan
3. Act
4. Evaluate

Question 6

What is professional judgement?

Answer 6

working in the ‘grey’ area

• person centred care
• legal and professional obligations
• company procedures

Question 7

Is prescribing for yourself or family legal?

Answer 7

not illegal bu generally considered poor practice