INF1 - B. REPEAT AND PRIVATE PRESCRIPTIONS-COVERED

Question 1

what is an NHS repeat prescription used for

Answer 1

for stable conditions that require regular medication

Question 2

how can repeats be ordered

Answer 2

by patient - paper form/online
by pharmacy - need consent

Question 3

how often is medication review

Answer 3

6 or 12 months

Question 4

what type of service is NHS repeat dispensing

Answer 4

essential service

Question 5

how often is repeats dispensed

Answer 5

28/56 days

Question 6

can you dispense from an EPS RA token

Answer 6

no, need prescription

Question 7

what is the Rx authorisation form (RA)

Answer 7

signed by prescriber
indicates no. of issues
‘master’ prescription

Question 8

what are ‘batch’ issues (RD)

Answer 8

unsigned, ‘dispensing tokens’ - not legal prescriptions
reverse of form used to to record payment/exception status as normal

Question 9

when should the first Rx be dispensed from the RA date

Answer 9

within 6 months
(Sch 4 CD - 28 days)

Question 10

when should all repeats be dispensed from the RA date

Answer 10

within 12 months

Question 11

what is different about private prescriptions

Answer 11

no standard template
appropriate date is the date from which the medication should be dispensed
called repeatable private prescriptions

Question 12

what does repeat mean

Answer 12

only repeat once
except oral contraception - can be repeated 5 times (Rx dispensed 6 times in total)
can’t have repeats fro CDs Sch 2/3

Question 13

when do you not need to record sale/supply of POM

Answer 13

NHS prescription
oral contraceptive
separate record made in CD register
supply is by wholesale and the signed order/invoive relating to the sale is retained for 2 years

Question 14

when and how to record private prescriptions

Answer 14

made on same day
record everything you see on prescription and
date of supply
reference number
price charged

Question 15

how long should private prescriptions for POM be retained for

Answer 15

2 years from date of dispensing unless repeats remaining
(patient can keep prescription so pharmacist must stamp it and photocopy it)

Question 16

what do you do once you have dispensed for NHS prescriptions

Answer 16

send to NHS prescription services

Question 17

what do you do one you have dispensed for private prescriptions

Answer 17

keep 2 years after final dispensing
make POR record for each dispensing and keep for 2 years from date of supply
if repeatable, can return prescription to patient between repeats (mark details of supply made)