MEP Flashcards
(44 cards)
WHAT DOSE OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE AND EPHEDRINE TOGETHER IS UNLAWFUL?
720mg and 180mg
without a prescription
what dose of levonorgestrel is used?
1500mcg
for over 16 and within 72hrs
what dose of ulipristal acetate is used?
30mg with 5 days
what is the maximum of paracetamol and aspirin?
100 but technically 96 in practise
what is the legal limit for effervescent and other formulations?
no limit use professional judgment
what pack size of codeine and dihydrocodeine is POM?
PACK OVER 32 DOSES
What are prescription reuqirments?
name, address, DOB if under 12 age, date, prescriber particulars, address of prescriber and signature
what is needed for prescriptions from Jersey, guernsey and isle of man?
for CD2,3 PRESCRIBERS ADDRESS SHOULD BE IN uk
on private prescriptions if it doesn’t state a number?
can only repeat once therefore supply twice, unless contraception that can be repeated 5 times so dispensed 6 times
what can be done for private prescriptions and CDS?
SCHEDULE 2 AND 3 ARE NOT REPEATABLE AND 4 AND 5 ARE
HOW LONG ARE PRESCRIPTIONS VALID FOR?
ALL 6 MOTNHS
APART FROM cd 2,3,4
how long are private prescriptions kept for?
2 years from date of supply
what is needed from prescriptions from EEA and Switzerland?
-is legal
-if its in foreign language will still be legal
-prescription needs: patient names, DOB, prescriber details (full details), medicine details, prescriber signatures, date of issue.
-emergency supply of CD 1,2,3 including phenobarbital cant be given as emergency supply.
what information should be entered into the pom REGISTER?
date of supply, date of prescription, medicine details patients details and prescriber details
what’s excluded from POM register?
oral contraception, CD2 because different register
are faxed prescriptions legal?
no they are not
can prescription from
what prescription does a military script need to be on for CD2,3?
ON PINK FP10PCD. if on FMed296 they cant be legally dispensed by community
what is PSD (PATIENT SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS)?
WRITTEN DIRECTIONS from an appropriate practitioner for a medicine to supplied or administered to a named patient after being assessed.
can be verbal or telephoned
what are patient group directions?
supply of salbutamol inhalers, adrenaline to schools supply of emergency
what are the conditions for emergency supply?
-relevant prescriber
-emergency
receive prescription I n72hrs
-directions provided
-NOT CD 1,2,3 EXCEPT PHENOBARBITAL
-record into POM register
supply 5 days for CD 1,2,3 AND PHENOBARBITOL FOR OTHERS NO MORE THAN 30 DAYS
-EMERGENCY SUPPLY ON THE PACK
HOW LONG ARE PRESCRIPTIONS UNDER THE PPP valid for? max supply
7 days valid
supply max 30days
how long should vet prescriptions be kept for?
5 years
what drugs are schedule 1?
drugs with no medical use such as LSD, RAW opium