Professionalism, Attributes and Skills for Pharmacists - Cycle 4 (updated 21/11/2023)) Flashcards
A summary care record (SCR) is a record of the key information held by the GP which a pharmacist can access in certain circumstances. Which ONE of the following statements regarding pharmacist access of an SCR is FALSE?
Explicit consent gained once will apply to each occasion the patient’s SCR is accessed.
Which ONE of the following statements concerning lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business is FALSE?
A retail pharmacy business is defined as a business which consists of the retail sale of medicinal products that are subject to general sale.
Which ONE of the following statements regarding the role of the responsible pharmacist (RP) is TRUE?
The responsible pharmacist is responsible for establishing (unless already established) and maintaining standard operating procedures.
Which ONE of the following statements regarding the registration of pharmacy premises is FALSE?
The owner has no responsibility for ensuring that the pharmacy premises meet the GPhC requirements, the superintendent pharmacist has the sole responsibility for this.
You are the pharmacist on duty in a community pharmacy when a patient comes in requesting an emergency supply of a salbutamol inhaler, which she uses for asthma. She has one salbutamol inhaler but is worried in case she loses it, so would like to keep an extra one in her car. Which ONE of the following actions would you take in response to this request?
It is inappropriate to make an emergency supply.
Which ONE is NOT legally required on a label for a dispensed medicine?
“Use this medicine only on your skin’ where appropriate
Serious shortage protocols (SSPs) were created to address general shortages in the supply of medication. Which ONE of the following substitutions or changes is not permissible under an SSP which provides the pharmacist with the authority to supply a POM in short supply?
An alternative medication with a different therapeutic effect to the one prescribed
This piece of legislation defines the categories of persons who are authorised to supply and possess controlled drugs (CDs) and imposes controls on the import and export, production, possession, safe custody and supply of CDs
The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001
This piece of legislation defines and clarifies the core purpose of the responsible pharmacist and the superintendent pharmacist and gives powers to the GPhC to define in professional standards how these roles are fulfilled.
Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022
You are the pharmacist working in a community pharmacy when a prescriber calls you to request an emergency supply for their patient. Which ONE of the following does NOT represent one of the conditions which must be met for an emergency supply at the request of a prescriber?
The words ‘Emergency supply’ must be added to the dispensing label.
