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Private Prescriptions Flashcards

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Green Prescription Form Type

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-FP10SS: GP, community, nurse, independent, hospital unit, supplementary prescribers
-FP10NC: GP
FP10HNC: Hospital Unit

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Yellow Prescription Type

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  • FP10D
  • Only items in the dental formulary can be prescribed
  • Dentists are strongly advised to prescribe generically
  • Can prescribe by brand equivalent name provide its not listed in the section of drug tariff (black list)
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Lilac Prescription Form Type

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  • FP10PN
  • FP10SP
  • FP10-REC
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FP10SP

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  • Community practitioner nurse prescriber
  • Nurse Independent prescriber
  • Out of hours centre prescribers
  • Prescriptions must include type of prescriber issuing it
  • Unless annotated with independent or supplementary only items in nurse formulary
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FP10-REC

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Used by OOH providers to record items supplied directly to a patient and not dispensed through a community pharmacy
Submitted directly to NHSBSA for reimbursement

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Blue Prescription Form Type

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FP10MDA-SS: GP, nurse, independent, supplementary, hospital unit
FP10MDA-S: GP
FP10MDA-SP: Independent, supplementary
-FP10HMDA: Hospital Unit
–Prescriptions must be annotated with type of prescriber issuing it

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Pink Prescription Form Type

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  • FP10PCDSS: Private prescribers issuing a Schedule 2-3
  • CD dispensed by a community pharmacy
  • Rx must be annotated with type of prescriber issuing it
  • Send to NHS at the end of the month.
  • Require a private dispensing code.
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White Online Prescription Form Type

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  • FP10PCDF
  • Controlled drug requisition form
  • CD requisition form to obtain schedule 2 and 3 CD for stock from community pharmacy has been replaced with a new approved mandatory requisition form, available from NHSBA website
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Private Prescriptions

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  • Non-NHS Prescriptions
  • Can be written on any piece of paper, no specific layout
  • However, prescription requirements of FP10 still apply
  • Pharmacist can charge any amount
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How long does Rx need to be retained

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Rx for a POM must be retained for 2 years from the date of last sale/supply

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Legal Requirements of FP10

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  1. Signature/ address/ particulars of prescriber
  2. Name/address/age (if under 12) of pt
  3. Date (must be dispensed within 6 months)
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Legal Requirements of Private Rx

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Same as FP10

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How long is a Rx valid for?

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up to 6 months from the appropriate date

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Repeat Prescriptions

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  • Can be repeated as indicated by prescriber (eg. repeat x3 = prescription is dispensed 4 times in total)
  • If the number of repeats isn’t stated, the prescription can only be repeated once (dispensed twice), UNLESS it is for an oral contraceptive - can be repeated 5 times = dispensed 6 times.
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CD repeat Rx

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Prescriptions for Schedule 2 and 3 CDs are not repeatable; however, those for Schedule 4 and 5 are repeatable

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Repeat dispensing period for POM or Sch5 CD

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must be made within 6 months of the appropriate date

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Repeat dispensing period for Sch4 CD

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the first dispensing must be made within 28 days of the appropriate date, following which there is no time limit for remaining repeats

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Private prescription - Record of Supply

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POM register (book or electric)
Entry must be made on the day or following day
POM register retained for 2 years from date of last entry

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Private prescription - Record of Supply exemptions

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Prescriptions for OC (Oral contraceptives)?
Schedule 2 CD drugs (CD register record would have been made, however good practice to still record)

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Private Prescription Record- LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

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Supply date
Prescription date
Medicine info: name, quantity, formulation, strength
Prescriber name and address
Patient name and address

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Private Prescription Record - GOOD PRACTICE

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Dosage
Price charged
Reference number

22
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How to endorse private RX

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  • Pharmacy Stamp

- Date Dispensed

23
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What do pharmacist do when there is no time limit remaining for repeats?

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1) use professional judgement
2) taking into consideration clinical factors, to determine whether further repeat dispensing is appropriate.

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What do you do if a pt chooses to have repeats dispensed from another pharmacy

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  • Pt can choose to have repeats dispensed from different pharmacies and can retain the Rx.
  • To maintain an audit trail mark on the Rx the name and address of the pharmacy from where supply has been made and the date of supply.

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