medicines and the law + prescribing resources Flashcards
(47 cards)
what 3 categories of medicines did the medical act of 1968 define
- prescription only medicines (POM)
- pharmacy medicines (P)
- General sales list medicines (GSL)
how can we get prescription only medicines
prescriptions from an appropriate presciber
what are some prescription medicines classed as
controlled drugs
where can pharmacy medicines be sold from and what must the pharmacist do
pharmacies
pharmacist must make or supervise the sale
what may the pharmacist ask the px to check if the medicines safe to use
if they have medical conditions
where can general sales list medicines be sold
wide range of shops such as newsagents and supermarkets
pharmacy paracetamol VS supermarket
pharmacy: 32 pack
shops: 16 pack
ibuprofen - pharmacy VS shop
pharmacy - 400mg
shops: 200mg
when did the human medicines regulations come into force
14th august 2012
what were the the human medicines regulations a result of
the initiative by the medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA) to consolidate and review UK medicines legislation
what does the humans medicines regulations replace
much of the medicines act 1968 and around 200 statutory instruments
what are the medicines act exemptions
provided it is in the course of their professional practice, registered optometrists may sell or supply:
- all medicinal products on the general sales list
- all P medicines
- some POMs
what POM can optometrists sell or supply
- 0.5% chloramphenicol eye drops or 1% eye ointment
- cyclopentolate hydrochloride
- fusidic acid
- tropicamide
what optometrist can sell, supply or write an order for an extended range of medicines
those who have undergone additional training and are accredited by the GOC
what should an order for POMs by an optom include
- optom name and address
- date
- name and address of the px
- name of the drug
- quantity pharmaceutical form and strength (0.5% eye drops 10ml)
- labelling directions
- original signature of the optom
what are examples of POM medicines for administration instead of supply
- tetracaine hydrochloride
- lidocaine hydrochloride
- oxybuprocaine hydrochloride
- proxymetacaine hydrochloride
what type of patients does the law allow professionals without prescribing rights to supply or adminster medicines to
- patient specific direction
- patient group direction (PGD)
what did the crown review 1999 recommend
that certain groups of healthcare professionals should be able to prescribe:
- independent prescribing
- supplementary prescrebing
what does independent prescriber do
establishes the diagnoses and initiates treatment
what does the supplementary prescriber do
monitors the patients and prescribes further supplies of med
what should a prescribtion for a medicine include
- date
- name and address of the px
- patients age and DOB
- name of drug, dose and number of days of treatment required
- prescribers signature
what must a medicine be granted before use in the UK
a license
what does a license indicate
that all the proper checks have been carried out and benefits of a medicine are believed to outweigh the risks
what is license also known as
marketing authorisation
