Pharmacy Practise Flashcards

1
Q

What do the following stand for?

MRCP

MRCS

FRCGP

DRCOG

BMA

A

MRCP –> Member of the Royal Collage of Physicians

MRCS –> Member of the Royal Collage of Surgeons

FRCGP –> Fellow of the Royal Collage of General Practitioners

DRCOG –> Diploma of the Royal Collage of Gynaecologists

BMA –> British Medical Association

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What POMs can a optometrist supply?

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Eye drops with the API of chloramphenicol under 0.5%

Eye ointments with under 1% of chloramphenicol

Cyclopentolate hydrochloride

Fusidic acid

Tropicamide

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3
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What is the purpose of Health Education England (HEE)?

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To help improve the quality of care by ensuring our workforce has the right numbers, skills, values and behaviours to meet the needs of patients

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4
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What is a VMP?

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Veterinary Medicial Product

Any substance (or combination of products) that have properties that can treat or prevent disease in animals

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5
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List the veterinary cascade

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An Authorised Verterinary Medicine for the condition in the species

The same condition in another species or a different condition in the same species

A product licenced for use in humans or a veterinary medicine from the EU (with an special import certificate)

Extemperaneous preperation

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What are the nine domains of the RPS Pharmacy Leadership Framework?

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7
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What do the following stand for?

POM-V

POM-VPS

NFA-VPS

AVM-GSL

A

POM-V –> Veterinarian

Clinical assessment needed before supply can occur

POM-VPS –> Vet, Pharmacist and Suitably Qualified Person

NFA-VPS –> for Non-Food producing Animals

Don’t always need a prescription

AVM-GSL –> Authorised Veterinary Medicine

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What did The Francis Report look into?

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Widespread failings across mid-staffs

Found a culture of secrecy and defensivness

Emphasised that patient focus was key

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What drugs may a midwife possess for use?

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Diamophine, morphine, pethidine and pentazocine

Only supplied against a signed order by a doctor

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What did The 5 Year Forward View talk about?

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A new shared vision of care for the NHS based around models of care

What the NHS needs to do to close the widening gaps in the health of the population

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11
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What kind of advertising can be done for vetinary products?

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None to the public!!

POM-V/VPS can be as long as they are aimed at professionals

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12
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What did The Berwick Report relate to?

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Improving patient safety in the NHS

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13
Q

What can dentists prescribe?

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Only under the formulary on FP10D

On private scripts they can prescribe anything, but down to the discression of the pharmacist

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14
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How long should veterinary documents be kept for?

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5 years

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15
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What class of control drugs can’t doctors/dentists prescribe in the EEA/Switzerland for dispensing in the UK?

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Sch 1/2/3

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16
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What are the requirments of clinical governance in community pharmacy?

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17
Q

What can Nurse/Pharmacist independent prescribers, prescribe?

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Any medicines, for any condition, as long as within their competence

Including any Sch2-5 drug

NOT diamorphine, coccaine or dipipanone for the treatment of addiction

18
Q

What kind of POMs can optomitrists obtain for use in their practice…..but NOT sell/supply

A

Amethocaine hydrochloride

Lignocaine hydrochloride

Oxybuprocaine hydrochloride

Proxymetacaine hydrochloride

So basically things with a suffix of -caine

19
Q

Can Independent Optomitrist Prescribers prescribe a CD?

Can they request emergency supplies?

A

No

Yes….but obviosly not for anything

20
Q

What is the Health and Care Proffessions Council?

A

The council responsible for 16 different proffesions, such as physios/paramedics/radiographers

21
Q

What are the minimum number of hours that a pharmacy can be open for?

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40 hours

22
Q

What are the 3 levels of service in the pharmacy contract?

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Essential/Clinical Governance –> Commissioned by NHS England, and you have to do it!

Advanced –> Can be provided by all pharmaices, as long as qualified (via the Primary Care Organisation PCO). Commissioned by NHS England

Enhanced –> Commisioned locally by CCGs/Local Authoritites/NHS England