Professor Turner’s Lectures Flashcards
What does OTC stand for?
Over the counter - some include: Vitamins, supplements, recreational drugs
What is the Humans medicines Regulations act 2012?
It regulates the authorisation of medicinal products, the manufacturing, importing sale and supply of a medicine, the labelling and advertising and the pharmacovigilance of any new medicine.
What is pharmacovigilance?
The safety of the drug, including the safety before and after being released to the public.
What are the three types of medicine categories when it comes to prescribing?
General sales list - can be bought by public without the need of a pharmacists assessment
Pharmacy - can only be bought under the pharmacists supervision
Prescription-Only medicine - must be prescribed by a doctor or authorised by a health professional
What do medicines start as? GSL or POM
POM
What is the blacklist?
Items which are not permitted on a NHS prescription.
(Can be found in XVIIIA of the drug tariff)
How must a prescription be signed off?
Using ink
What are the legal requirements of a prescription?
Name of patient
Address of patient
Age of patient if below 12
Signature of Dr
Date
Address of pharmacy
Particulars of prescriber
What are critical pieces of information that must be included on the packaging?
Name of medicine
Expression of strength
Routes of administration
Dosage
Warnings
How do you write micrograms out in pharmacy?
You write it in full ‘micrograms’ no special symbols
What are the legal requirements of dispensing labels ?
Name of patient
Name and address of pharmacy
Date of dispensing - expiry too
Name of medicine
Directions of use
Precautions relating to the medicine
What are some good practices to add to a label?
Writing a patients name in full, including Mr, Mrs, Master
Latin abbreviations
- i, ii, iii = one, two, three
-om, on = in morning, at night
-prn, sos = when required, if necessary
-mdu/ud = use as directed
How would you direct someone to take a medicine on a label?
Use active verbs for direction, with the verb coming first before amount e.g ‘Take TWO’ not ‘TWO to be taken’
Numbers are to be separated by formulation to avoid confusing
‘Take TWO |tablets|THREE times a day’
How are liquid preparations measured in ?
5mL as a spoon which can contain that much can be given alongside that. Or a syringe with the same volume.
