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denatured alcohol dispensing errors

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1
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what is the legislation underpinning denatured alcohol?

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Alcoholic Liquors Duties Act 1979
Denatured Alcohol Regulations 2005
Involvement of HM Revenue and Customs (R&C)

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what is denatured alcohol?

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alcohol that has been made unsuitable for drinking by the addition of denaturants

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what is alcohol (spirit)?

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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

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what is an intoxicating liquor?

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alcohol, wine, beer cider and other fermented, distilled or spirituous liquor
• Can only be sold by a person holiding a justices licence

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what are the three types of denatured alcohol

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  1. ) Completely Denatured Alcohol (CD)
    a. Formely mineralised methylated spirits –MMS
  2. ) Industrial denatured alcohol (IDA)
    a. Formerly industrial methylated spirits
  3. ) Trade specific denatured alcohol (TSDA)
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what is completely denatured alcohol?

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• 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

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7
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completely denatured alcohol can be obtained easily and to general public

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TRUE

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8
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records are needed for completely denatured alcohol

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FALSE

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what is industrial denatured alcohol (IDA)

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• Consists of
o 95% v/v alcohol
o 5% v/v wood naphtha
Or suitable for wood naphtha

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what is IDA used for?

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industrial purpose, as a solvent or for extneral medical application

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what is trade specific denatured alcohol (TSDA)?

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types of denatured alcohol approved to meet specific trade needs. currently 11 approved formulations

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retail and hospital pharmacist need written authorisation from revenue and customs to recieve IDA or TSDA?

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TRUE

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what does the authorsiation hospital and retail need to contain from them to be able to receive IDA and TSDA?

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 What they are entitled to receive
 What it can be used for
 Conditions that must be observed

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an authorised producer or distrubutor (wholesale) can have IDA in 20 litres or mor

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TRUE

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An authorised pharmacist can get quantities of IDA in 20 litres or less from other authorised users?

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TRUE

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as authorised user of IDA a pharmacist does not need to keep records

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FALSE

need to keep reciepts and use and supply records. keep stock takes for an annual audit

17
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what is needed upon reciept of IDA?

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  1. ) Record in stock account of the amount of denatured alcohol received
  2. ) Note receipt details on
    a. Supplier’s dispatch document
    b. Copy you take for own records
  3. ) Then
    a. Sign one copy as a receipt and return to your supplier
    b. Place other copy in your records
18
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how can a supply of IDA be obtained for medical use?

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  1. ) Prescritption
  2. ) Written order from Rx-er
    a. Medical or veterinary practitioner
19
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surgical spirits are IDA

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FALSE

20
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surgical spirits need to be labelled with ‘for external use only’

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TRUE

21
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what is a dispensing error?

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deviation from a written prescription during dispensing process

22
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what is a sensory register?

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  • 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
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what is a working memory?

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  • 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
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what is long term memory?

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  • 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
25
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what could cause a dispensing error to occur?

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environment
workload
drugs being similar
interchanging formulation
interruptions
rushing

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