LO4 Health and Safety Pharmacy Flashcards
(25 cards)
The Medicines Act
1968
Controls use of human and veterinary medicine use, including manfacture and supply in UK
Veterinary Medicines Regulations
2024
Set out rules by which veterinary medicines are regulated including the; development, production, marketing or distribution of veterinary medicine
The Misuse of Drugs Act
1971
Sets out the classification of drugs (A-C)
– these are drugs not used for therapeutic use, but often abused or used recreationally
Misuse of Drugs Regulations
2001
Allows for the lawful possession and supply of controlled (illegal) drugs for legitimate purposes.
They cover; prescribing, administering, safe custody, dispensing, record keeping, destruction and disposal of controlled drugs to prevent diversion for misuse
Health and Safety at Work Act
1974
Employers must protect the ‘health, safety and welfare’ at work of all their employees, as well as others on their premises.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH)
2002
Requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health and includes nanomaterials.
e.g. Cytotoxic
Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)
Regulate the use and manufacture of veterinary drugs
-Safety/quality
-Issue marketing authorisations
-Surveillance of drugs residues in food
VMD adised by… works with…
Advised by:
-Veterinary products comittee
-Veterinary Residues Comittee
Works with:
-Food standards agency
-Enviroment agency
Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA)
-Formed in 2011
-Implement animal health and welfare
-Prevent/manage outbreak of animal diseases
National Office for Animal Health (NOAH)
-Promotes responsible manufacture
-Acts as consulative body to industry
Animal medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA)
-Design, Validation, certification of training courses
-Authorisation of training centres
-Maintenance of registed qualified persons
Manufacture and Distribution - relevant legislation
-Veterinary Medicines Regulations, 2024
-mISUES OF dRUGS (2001)
-Health and Safety at Work act,1974
-Control of substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002
POM-V
Prescribed only by VS
Clinical assessmneet should be carried out
POM-VPS
Supplied by a VS, pharmacist or SQP
SQP must be trained and registered
NFA-VPS
As POM VPS but for companion animals
The animal doesnt have to be seen
AVM-GSL
May be sold by anyone
Schedule 1
Little/no therapeutic value and subject to greatest restircitions
Possesion without a home office licence is illegal
Schedule 2
Stored in a locked cabinet, secured in building
Marphine, methadone
Schedule 3
Do not have to be recoreded in controlled drugs register, but advised to be in locked cabinet
Buprenorphine, pentobarbital
Schedule 4
Not necessary to be locked
Schedule 5
Exempt from full control when in products with low strength
Small Animal Exemption Scheme (SAES)
Certain medicines for small pet animals (mut be pets) are exempt from the marketing authorisation requirements of the VMR
What year was the Veterinary Surgeons Act?
What is Veterinary products comittee
advise VMD on renerwal and new authorisations
