POM - Wholesale supply

Question 1

Pharmacies who wish to engage in commercial trading in medicines, must hold a wholesale dealer’s licence. True or false?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Non-medical prescribers i.e. pharmacist prescribers cannot receive supply of medicines. True or false?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Midwives may sell/supply all P and GSL medicines in the course of their professional practice. True or false?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Midwives may supply POMs containing diclofenac. True or false?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Which 5 POMs can midwives supply?

Answer 5

POMs containing:
Diclofenac
Hydrocortisone acetate
Miconazole
Nystatin
Phytomenadione

Question 6

Optometrists may supply all P and GSL meds in the course of their professional practice. True or false?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Optometrists can supply certain POMs but not parenterals. True or false?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Midwives can administer certain parenteral drugs. True or false?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Midwives may administer morphine and diamorphine parenterally. True or false?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Which POMs can optometrists supply?

Answer 10

eye drops and eye ointments 
POMs containing:
cyclopentolate 
fusidic acid 
tropicamide

Question 11

Under what circumstance can a pharmacist supply POMs to patients sent by an opthalmic optician?

Answer 11

Signed order

Question 12

Which POMs/P meds can registered optometrists request as wholesale supply for use administration in their practice (but not for sale/supply to patient)?

Answer 12

meds containing:
amethocaine HCl
lignocaine HCl
Oxybuprocaine HCl
Proxymetacaine HCl

Question 13

Which POMs can additional supply optometrists provide a signed order to a patient, for presenting to a pharmacy in an emergency?

Answer 13

Diclofenac Na

Polymixin B

Question 14

Registered chiropodists can sell/supply any GSL to patients under what circumstance?

Answer 14

Provided the premises can be locked up

Question 15

In the course of a registered chiropodist professional practice, i.e. visiting patient which GSLs can they supply?

Answer 15

Those for external use

Question 16

In the course of their professional practice, which P meds can registered chiropodists sell/supply?

Answer 16

Ibuprofen
Postassium permangenate crystals/solution for external use
Ointments for herparinoid hyaluronidase

Question 17

Chiropodists have annotations in HCPC to indicate which medicines they can supply. True or false?

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Paramedics can administer which medicines on their own initiative to sick or injured persons who need immediate treatment?

Answer 18

Diazepam for injection
Succinylated gelatin IV infusion
Certain parenterals

Question 19

Supply to schools can be made against a written order by headteacher and state. True or false?

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Paramedics can administer parenterals containing streptokinase. True or false?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Paramedics can administer parenterals comtaining amiodarone. True or false?

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What information must be provided in a written order signed by headteacher and state for wholesale supply?

Answer 22

Name of school
purpose for which medicinal product required
quant required (no restriction)

Question 23

Does a POM record need to be made for a wholesale supply to a school?

Answer 23

Yes

Question 24

Is it a legal requirement for written order for wholesale supply to a school to be on headed paper?

Answer 24

No

Question 25

For wholesale dealing both the signed order needs to be retained and an entry in the POM register must be made for it to be legal. True or false?

Answer 25

False - either retain signed order or make an entry in POM register

Question 26

If retaining a signed order for wholesale dealing, how long is it kept in pharmacy for?

Answer 26

2 years

Question 27

There is legislation in place that states what needs to be included in signed order. True or false?

Answer 27

False

Question 28

What information needs to be recorded in POM register?

Answer 28

Date POM supplied Medicine info Name and address of person/business supplied to Reason for supply