MURs

Question 1

What is a PREM1 form used for?

Answer 1

used by community pharmacies to notify NHS England before providing MURs on premises

Question 2

What is a PREM2 form used for?

Answer 2

used to make applications to local NHS England team for consent to undertake MURs off premises

Question 3

What is a PREM2a form used for?

Answer 3

alternative premises with a consultation area (e.g. GP practice)

Question 4

What is a PREM2b form used for?

Answer 4

alternative premises for a particular patient and occasion (e.g. patient’s home)

Question 5

What is a PREM2c form used for?

Answer 5

alternative premises or category of premises for a category of patients (e.g. care home)

Question 6

What is a PREM2d form used for?

Answer 6

MUR by phone for a particular patient and occasion (no one must be able to overhear the conversation)

Question 7

MURs can only be provided for patients who have been using the pharmacy for dispensing of their prescriptions for the previous how many months?

Answer 7

3 months

Question 8

Can an MUR be conducted with a child?

Answer 8

If the child is competent and able to fully engage in discussion with the pharmacist.

Question 9

What are the requirements for an MUR consultation area?

Answer 9

The patient and the pharmacist can sit down together;
They can talk at normal speaking volumes without being overheard by staff or customers; and
The area is clearly signed as a private consultation area.

Question 10

What are the 4 national target groups for MURs?

Answer 10

Patients taking high risk medicines

Patients recently discharged from hospital who had changes made to their medicines while they were in hospital.
Ideally patients discharged from hospital will receive an MUR within four weeks of discharge but in certain circumstances the MUR can take place within eight weeks of discharge

Patients with respiratory disease; and
patients at risk of or diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and regularly being prescribed at least four medicines

Question 11

From 1st April 2015, community pharmacies must carry out at least how many of their MURs on patients in one or more of the target groups?

Answer 11

70%

Question 12

What medicines are the high risk medicines?

Answer 12

Diuretics
Anticoagulants
Antiplatelets
NSAIDs

Question 13

How many respiratory meds must a patient to be on to be classed as a target group?

Answer 13

2 or more

Question 14

How long after discharge (where changes have been made to their meds) must a patient be offered an MUR?

Answer 14

Ideally within 4 weeks but sometimes 8 weeks

Question 15

How many cardiovascular risk meds must a patient be on in order to be classed as a target group?

Answer 15

4 or more

Question 16

What is included in the cardiovascular risk meds?

Answer 16

Cardiovascular system
Drugs used in diabetes
Thyroid and antithyroid drugs

Question 17

Does written consent need to be obtained before an MUR commences?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

The data collected from an MUR needs to be kept for how long?

Answer 18

two years from the date the service is completed

Question 19

Is Bricanyl inhaler a reliever or preventative?

Answer 19

Reliever

Question 20

Is symbicort a reliever or preventative?

Answer 20

Preventative