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Module 2 - Legal, clinical and ethical responsibilities Flashcards

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What is involved in state legislation?

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Authorisation of prescribers
Poison classification and restriction
Requirements for prescribing and dispensing
Administration of poisons

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What is involved in commonwealth legislation?

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Funding (PBS)
Registration of medicines and poisons (TGA)
National classification uniformity (SUSMP)
Practitioner registration (AHPRA)

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What does SUSMP stand for?

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Standard uniform for scheduling of medicines and poisons?

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What is the role of the SUSMP?

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Controls availability and accessibility of substances
Signifies the degree of control recommended

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What is the state legislation for the ACT?

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Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods regulation 2008

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What does the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods regulation cover?

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Substances and goods to which the act applies
Medicines and poisons standard

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What are the four legal and professional requirements of a valid prescription?

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Name, address and phone of prescriber
PBS prescriber number
Name and address of patient
Date of prescribing

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Who are the health professionals in Australia who can prescribe medications?

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Medical practitioner
Nurse practitioner
Midwife
Optometrist
Dentist

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What are schedule 2 medicines?

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Pharmacy medicines

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What are schedule 3 medicines?

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Pharmacist ONLY medicines

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What are schedule 4 medicines?

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Prescription ONLY medicines

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What are schedule 4d medicines?

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Prescription RESTRICTED medicines

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What are schedule 5 medicines?

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Caution (low potential for causing harm)

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What are schedule 6 medicines?

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Poison (more dangerous chemicals with moderate potential for harm)

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What are schedule 7 medicines?

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Dangerous poison (high potential for causing harm)

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What are schedule 8 medicines?

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Controlled drugs (highly addictive)

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What are schedule 9 medicines?

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Prohibited substances

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What is TGA?

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Therapeutic Goods Administration

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What is the role of the therapeutic goods act?

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Regulates therapeutic goods for use in humans for preventing, treating or diagnosing a disease

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What is the role of the TGA?

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Evaluates a product (pre-marketing) for quality, safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness

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What other provisions does the therapeutic good act cover?

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Licenses for manufactures
Supply, wholesaling and retailing
Possession
Advertising
Prescribing and dispensing
Packaging and labelling
Administration
Storage and destruction
Testing of drugs

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What are orphan drugs?

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Agent that is intended to treat, prevent or diagnose a rare disease

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