Safe Prescribing Flashcards
1
Q
What is ‘medicine reconciliation’?
A
A process designed to ensure that all medication a patient is currently taking is correctly documented on admission and at each transfer of care (e.g. admission and discharge from hospital and other care settings)
2
Q
What are ‘pharmacodynamic drug interactions’?
A
This occurs when two drugs have additive or antagonistic pharmacological effects
3
Q
What are ‘pharmacokinetic drug interactions’?
A
Occur when a drug increases or decreases the amount of another drug available in the body by affecting absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of the other drug
4
Q
What things are required for a legal prescription?
A
Signed with ink (own name), written in permanent ink and contain address of practitioner and date.
