legal aspects of community pharmacy Flashcards
who controls the storage and supply of medicines
the human medicines regulations
what are the three classes of medicinal products
- general sales list (GSL)
- pharmacy products (P)
- prescription only medicine (POM)
what medicines are GSL
- products that may be sold in original packs from non-pharm
- generally required safe and sales usually don’t need pharm supervision
- example 16 packs (or less) of painkillers such as paracetamol
what medicines are P
- may only be sold from a registered pharmacy
- not available for self selection
- pack size can dictate GSL to P
- examples include low does opioid containing analgesics
what medicines are POM
- all new licensed medications are POM
- products subject to misuse of drugs act are POM
- all products for parenteral administration - includes injections even if made with GSL ingredients
- can be sold in accordance with a prescription or requisition
what controlled medicine legislation before 2012
the medicines act of 1968
what act came into place to change legislation of medicines
the human medicines regulations of 2012
what must be on a prescription
- name and address of patient
- age of patient (if under 12)
- address of practitioner
- type of practitioner
- date signed
are repeats allowed on private or nhs prescriptions
private
how do repeats work
they must state number of repeats
but not on more than one occasion unless oral contraceptive which can have up to 5 repeats
who decides legislation of the role and responsibilities of the responsible pharmacist
the health act 2006
the medicines responsible regulations 2008
what must the responsible pharmacist do
- display a notice
- sign in
- establish, maintain and review pharmacy procedures
what is allowed while RP is absent
- stock ordering
- receiving stock
- date checking
- answering phone
- receiving prescriptions
- assembling and labelling
- selling GSL
what is not allowed while RP is absent
- professional checks
- sale/supply of P meds
- supply of POMS - even checked ones
- supplies via PGDs
- unschedules supplies
