medicines Flashcards
(31 cards)
define medicinal product
-any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties of preventing or treating disease in human beings
-any substance or combination of substances that may be used by or administered to human beings with a view
-to restoring, correcting, or modifying a physiological function by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action or making a medical diagnosis (human medicines regulations 2012)
what is the royal pharmaceutical society
-a competency framework for all prescribers(2016) is a collection of competencies thought to be central to effective performance
medicines act 1968
-this act defines ‘medicinal products’ as substances sold or supplied for administration to humans for medicinal purposes
what are the 3 groups medicines are classed in
-POM prescription only medicine, may only be supplied by instruction of appropriate practitioner
-P pharmacy only medicine, can be purchased from a registered pharmacy
-GSL general sale list medicines, need neither a prescription and can be purchased from retail outlets
misuse of drugs act 1971 and misuse of drugs regulations 2001
-1971 is the main law to control and classify drugs that are dangerous or harmful when misused
-misuse of drug regulation 2001 allow for the lawful possession and supply of controlled drugs for legitimate purposes
-they cover prescribing, administering, dispensing, safe custody, record keeping, destruction to prevent diversion for misuse
-class A diamorphine, cocaine,
-class B cannabis, amphetamines
-class C tranquilisers, diazepam
drug names
-when medication is prescribed it is prescribed using the generic name (name given by approved council)
medicine administration procedure
-patient identity
-legible, unambiguous prescription
-consent
-allergies
-directions for administration
-identification of medicine and expiry date
-any calculations needed are double checked
-specific storage requirements
-confirmation medicine hasnt already been administered
9 rights of medicine administration
-right patient
-right drug
-right route
-right time
-right dose
-right documentation
-right action
-right form
-right observation
common side effects of medicine
-coughing
-wheezing
-vomiting
-anaphylaxis
-hypotension
-tachycardia
-facial swelling
British national formulary
-uk pharmaceutical reference book that contains a wide spectrum of info and advice on prescribing and pharmacology along with specific facts and details about many medicines
electronic medicine compendium
-contains up to date easily accessible info about medicines licensed for use in the uk. more than 14,000 documents
medication errors
-prescribing
-dispensing
-preparing
-administering
-monitoring
-providing advice
high risk medicine
-anticoagulants
-opioids
-insulin
-salads(sound alike, look alike drugs)
intravenous anti infectives
-sepsis
-death
-untreated infection
anticoagulants
-thrombosis
insulin
-dka
-hyperglycaemia
-hhs
antiretrovirals/hep c
-emergence of resistance
-treatment failure
parkinsons medicines
-loss of symptom control
antiepileptics
-seizures
immunosuppressants
-acute rejection
hydrocortisone
-addisonian crisis
desmopressin
-dehydration
-hypernatraemia
kg to g
-x1000
g to mg
-x1000
