POM - Wholesale supply Flashcards
Pharmacies who wish to engage in commercial trading in medicines, must hold a wholesale dealer’s licence. True or false?
True
Non-medical prescribers i.e. pharmacist prescribers cannot receive supply of medicines. True or false?
True
Midwives may sell/supply all P and GSL medicines in the course of their professional practice. True or false?
True
Midwives may supply POMs containing diclofenac. True or false?
True
Which 5 POMs can midwives supply?
POMs containing: Diclofenac Hydrocortisone acetate Miconazole Nystatin Phytomenadione
Optometrists may supply all P and GSL meds in the course of their professional practice. True or false?
True
Optometrists can supply certain POMs but not parenterals. True or false?
True
Midwives can administer certain parenteral drugs. True or false?
True
Midwives may administer morphine and diamorphine parenterally. True or false?
True
Which POMs can optometrists supply?
eye drops and eye ointments POMs containing: cyclopentolate fusidic acid tropicamide
Under what circumstance can a pharmacist supply POMs to patients sent by an opthalmic optician?
Signed order
Which POMs/P meds can registered optometrists request as wholesale supply for use administration in their practice (but not for sale/supply to patient)?
meds containing: amethocaine HCl lignocaine HCl Oxybuprocaine HCl Proxymetacaine HCl
Which POMs can additional supply optometrists provide a signed order to a patient, for presenting to a pharmacy in an emergency?
Diclofenac Na
Polymixin B
Registered chiropodists can sell/supply any GSL to patients under what circumstance?
Provided the premises can be locked up
In the course of a registered chiropodist professional practice, i.e. visiting patient which GSLs can they supply?
Those for external use
In the course of their professional practice, which P meds can registered chiropodists sell/supply?
Ibuprofen
Postassium permangenate crystals/solution for external use
Ointments for herparinoid hyaluronidase
Chiropodists have annotations in HCPC to indicate which medicines they can supply. True or false?
True
Paramedics can administer which medicines on their own initiative to sick or injured persons who need immediate treatment?
Diazepam for injection
Succinylated gelatin IV infusion
Certain parenterals
Supply to schools can be made against a written order by headteacher and state. True or false?
True
Paramedics can administer parenterals containing streptokinase. True or false?
True
Paramedics can administer parenterals comtaining amiodarone. True or false?
True
What information must be provided in a written order signed by headteacher and state for wholesale supply?
Name of school
purpose for which medicinal product required
quant required (no restriction)
Does a POM record need to be made for a wholesale supply to a school?
Yes
Is it a legal requirement for written order for wholesale supply to a school to be on headed paper?
No
For wholesale dealing both the signed order needs to be retained and an entry in the POM register must be made for it to be legal. True or false?
False - either retain signed order or make an entry in POM register
If retaining a signed order for wholesale dealing, how long is it kept in pharmacy for?
2 years
There is legislation in place that states what needs to be included in signed order. True or false?
False
What information needs to be recorded in POM register?
Date POM supplied
Medicine info
Name and address of person/business supplied to
Reason for supply
