Mechanisms of prescribing

Question 1

Good prescribing has four elements what are they ?

Answer 1

Maximise effectiveness
Minimise risk - pharmacovigilance and safety
Minimise cost
Respect patient choice

Question 2

What does it mean to administer medication ?

Answer 2

To give a medicine either by introduction into the body, whether by direct contact with the body or not (e.g. orally or by injection),
or by external application (e.g. an application of an impregnated dressing)

Question 3

What are independent prescribers?

Answer 3

Independent prescribers are practitioners responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with previously undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions and for decisions about the clinical management required, including prescribing. They are recommended to prescribe generically, except where this would not be clinically appropriate or where there is no approved non-proprietary name.

Question 4

What is a supplementary prescriber

Answer 4

Supplementary prescribing is a partnership between an independent prescriber (a doctor or a dentist) and a supplementary prescriber to implement an agreed Clinical Management Plan for an individual patient with that patient’s agreement.