resources to support therapeutic practice Flashcards
what website do associate members have access to as a guidance for optometrist prescribers
the college of optometrists
name 5 sources of medicines information
- british national formulary BNF - BNF for children - monthly index of medical specialities MIMS - summary of product characteristics SPC, available online as the electronic medicines compendium - optometrists formulary
how often is the BNF published
twice a year (bi-annually) every march and September
who is the BNF published by
jointly by the british medical association and the royal pharmaceutical society of great britain
what is the BNF designed for
as a rapid reference source (for busy hospital doctors) covering medicines that are generally prescribed in the UK
what 5 pieces information does the BNF contain for each drug
- indications - cautions - contraindications - side effects - cost only the essential stuff as it has 1000’s of drugs to fit into that book
who can access the BNF for free
NHS healthcare professionals online
what is a disadvantage to the BNF
it only contains info on drugs that can be prescribed but doesn’t contain information on OTC drugs
why does the BNF supply information about the cost of the drug
it is important if the px isn’t paying for the drug themselves and is getting it through a free prescription via NHS, it is in the interest of the tax payer for doctors to be cost effective in their recommendation
what does the BNF for children BNFC provide
essential practice information to all healthcare professionals involved in the prescribing, dispensing, monitoring and administration of medicines to children
what does the BNFC (for children) encourage
the safe, effective and appropriate use of medicines for the management of childhood conditions
what is the problem with prescribing for children and how does the BNFC help with this
the drug is rarely tested on children, so the drug market needs to go on extensive series of clinical trials and will rarely recruit children on clinical trials, so they only have information on hoe adults respond to the drug the BNFC includes authoritative advice on licensed as well as unlicensed and “off-label” use of medicines for children from birth up to the age of 18 years
at what age is the dose of a drug for a child the same as for an adult
age 12 onwards
which organisation created the BNF app for NHS staff in England to gain access to
national institute for health and clinical excellence - NICE
how often and by who is the monthly index of medical specialities MIMS published
published monthly by Haymarket medical Ltd
what does the monthly index of medical specialities MIMS provide
up to date information about prescription medicines as well as a number of OTC preparations
what does an annual subscription with the monthly index of medical specialities MIMS provide
12 copies of MIMS per year plus accompanying CD-ROM and access to the eMIMS web site
what is the advantage of the monthly index of medical specialities MIMS over the BNF
it has information on OTC drugs, whereas the BNF doesn’t
what is the electronic medicines compendium
an online resource which provides the summary of product characteristics (SPC) and patient instruction leaflets (PIL) for the majority of medicines that are available in the UK
what 5 types of information does the summary of product characteristics SPC provide about a drug
- indications - cautions - use in pregnancy/lactation - contraindications - formulation
who is the optometrists formulary available to
members of the college of optometrists
what does the optometrists formulary contain
information on all drugs available to optometrists
how often is the optometrists formulary released
every year
what can optometrists who are independent prescribers do
can theoretically prescribe anything from the BNF, there is no restriction on the drug that they can use. most of them working at the hospital can actively prescribe at A&E dept, in glaucoma dept and any other specialist clinics
what 2 things does the college of optometrists clinical guidelines provide
- guidance to optometrists on the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of eye disease - information on investigations and criteria for referral
how many college of optometrists clinical guidelines have been developed
58
how old must each college of optometrists clinical guideline be
less than 2 years old