prescribing

Question 1

What is the difference between POM A and POM S

Answer 1

POM A annotation means that the podiatrist can administer certain prescription only medicines including a range of local anaesthetics and adrenaline as part of their professional practice.

POM S annotation on the other hand means that the qualified podiatrist can sell/supply or administer selected POM S drugs. Pharmacists can sell or supply these to podiatrists or directly to a patient via a signed order

Question 2

Which annotation is required to write a signed order

Answer 2

Registered podiatrist with the POM S annotation are able to write a signed order allowing a pharmacist to supply selected POM S drugs to a patient directly

Question 3

List all of the medicines which a podiatrist carrying the POM A annotation can administer

Answer 3

Lidocaine
Mepivacaine
Prilocaine
Bupivacaine
Levobupivacaine
Ropivacaine
Methoperdnisolone
Adrenaline

Question 4

List all of the medicines which a podiatrist carrying the POM S annotation can sell or supply

Answer 4

Amorolfine
Amoxicillin
Co-codamol
Codeine
Erythromycin
Flucloxacillin
Tioconazole

Question 5

What does POM S and POM A stand for

Answer 5

Prescription Only Medicine Sale/supply

Prescription Only Medicine Administer

Question 6

What does the Annotation GSL mean

Answer 6

This refers to general sale medicines and relates to medicines sold in general retail outlets without the supervision of a pharmacist

Question 7

What does the Annotation P mean

Answer 7

This refers to medicine which can be sold without a prescription in a pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist

Question 8

What does the IP annotation refer to

Answer 8

Independent Prescriber and refers to the prescription of drugs by a podiatrist within their scope of practice

Question 9

What does the annotation SP mean

Answer 9

This means the podiatrist can prescribe medicines to patients as part of a clinical management plan agreed between the Supplementary prescriber, doctor and the patient