s2 w3 Flashcards
denatured alcohol dispensing errors
what is the legislation underpinning denatured alcohol?
Alcoholic Liquors Duties Act 1979
Denatured Alcohol Regulations 2005
Involvement of HM Revenue and Customs (R&C)
what is denatured alcohol?
alcohol that has been made unsuitable for drinking by the addition of denaturants
what is alcohol (spirit)?
alcohol of any description including all liquor mixed with alcohol and all mixtures, compounds or preparations made with alcohol but does not include denatured alcohol
what is an intoxicating liquor?
alcohol, wine, beer cider and other fermented, distilled or spirituous liquor
• Can only be sold by a person holiding a justices licence
what are the three types of denatured alcohol
- ) Completely Denatured Alcohol (CD)
a. Formely mineralised methylated spirits –MMS - ) Industrial denatured alcohol (IDA)
a. Formerly industrial methylated spirits - ) Trade specific denatured alcohol (TSDA)
what is completely denatured alcohol?
• With every 100 part by volume of alcohol
o Mix 3 part by volume of isopropyl alcohol
o 3 part by volume of methyl ethyl ketone and
o 1 gram of denatonium benzoate
= denaturants
completely denatured alcohol can be obtained easily and to general public
TRUE
records are needed for completely denatured alcohol
FALSE
what is industrial denatured alcohol (IDA)
• Consists of
o 95% v/v alcohol
o 5% v/v wood naphtha
Or suitable for wood naphtha
what is IDA used for?
industrial purpose, as a solvent or for extneral medical application
what is trade specific denatured alcohol (TSDA)?
types of denatured alcohol approved to meet specific trade needs. currently 11 approved formulations
retail and hospital pharmacist need written authorisation from revenue and customs to recieve IDA or TSDA?
TRUE
what does the authorsiation hospital and retail need to contain from them to be able to receive IDA and TSDA?
What they are entitled to receive
What it can be used for
Conditions that must be observed
an authorised producer or distrubutor (wholesale) can have IDA in 20 litres or mor
TRUE
An authorised pharmacist can get quantities of IDA in 20 litres or less from other authorised users?
TRUE
as authorised user of IDA a pharmacist does not need to keep records
FALSE
need to keep reciepts and use and supply records. keep stock takes for an annual audit
what is needed upon reciept of IDA?
- ) Record in stock account of the amount of denatured alcohol received
- ) Note receipt details on
a. Supplier’s dispatch document
b. Copy you take for own records - ) Then
a. Sign one copy as a receipt and return to your supplier
b. Place other copy in your records
how can a supply of IDA be obtained for medical use?
- ) Prescritption
- ) Written order from Rx-er
a. Medical or veterinary practitioner
surgical spirits are IDA
FALSE
surgical spirits need to be labelled with ‘for external use only’
TRUE
what is a dispensing error?
deviation from a written prescription during dispensing process
what is a sensory register?
- Collects sensory data from the environment
- Sources of data: sight; sound; touch; taste; smell
- The content of the sensory register decays over a few seconds
- Adverse effect on the task if data are missed, misread or distorted whilst in the register
what is a working memory?
- Turns the sensory data into information and makes decisions based on the information
- May use additional information from long-term memory
- Has limited capacity and is open to interference
- Adverse effect on the task if the information is incorrect or used incorrectly
what is long term memory?
- A (relatively) permanent store of information
- Content can be used to supplement that of the sensory register and/or working memory
- Adverse effect on the task if the information is incorrect or inappropriate for the situation at hand
what could cause a dispensing error to occur?
environment workload drugs being similar interchanging formulation interruptions rushing
