Pharmacy Practise Flashcards
What do the following stand for?
MRCP
MRCS
FRCGP
DRCOG
BMA
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
What POMs can a optometrist supply?
Eye drops with the API of chloramphenicol under 0.5%
Eye ointments with under 1% of chloramphenicol
Cyclopentolate hydrochloride
Fusidic acid
Tropicamide
What is the purpose of Health Education England (HEE)?
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
What is a VMP?
Veterinary Medicial Product
Any substance (or combination of products) that have properties that can treat or prevent disease in animals
List the veterinary cascade
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
What are the nine domains of the RPS Pharmacy Leadership Framework?
What do the following stand for?
POM-V
POM-VPS
NFA-VPS
AVM-GSL
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
What did The Francis Report look into?
Widespread failings across mid-staffs
Found a culture of secrecy and defensivness
Emphasised that patient focus was key
What drugs may a midwife possess for use?
Diamophine, morphine, pethidine and pentazocine
Only supplied against a signed order by a doctor
What did The 5 Year Forward View talk about?
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
What kind of advertising can be done for vetinary products?
None to the public!!
POM-V/VPS can be as long as they are aimed at professionals
What did The Berwick Report relate to?
Improving patient safety in the NHS
What can dentists prescribe?
Only under the formulary on FP10D
On private scripts they can prescribe anything, but down to the discression of the pharmacist
How long should veterinary documents be kept for?
5 years
What class of control drugs can’t doctors/dentists prescribe in the EEA/Switzerland for dispensing in the UK?
Sch 1/2/3
What are the requirments of clinical governance in community pharmacy?
What can Nurse/Pharmacist independent prescribers, prescribe?
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
What kind of POMs can optomitrists obtain for use in their practice…..but NOT sell/supply
Amethocaine hydrochloride
Lignocaine hydrochloride
Oxybuprocaine hydrochloride
Proxymetacaine hydrochloride
So basically things with a suffix of -caine
Can Independent Optomitrist Prescribers prescribe a CD?
Can they request emergency supplies?
No
Yes….but obviosly not for anything
What is the Health and Care Proffessions Council?
The council responsible for 16 different proffesions, such as physios/paramedics/radiographers
What are the minimum number of hours that a pharmacy can be open for?
40 hours
What are the 3 levels of service in the pharmacy contract?
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
