Rx Exemptions

Question 1

What is a patient group direction?

Answer 1

A PGD is a written direction that allows the supply and/or administration of a specified medicine or medicines, by
named authorised health professionals, to a well-defined group of patients requiring treatment for a specific condition

Question 2

What are the requirements for a emergency supply at the request of a prescriber?

Answer 2

prescriber request
emergency
prescription within 72 hours
directions in accordance to prescriber
records to be kept - 2 years

Question 3

What are the requirements for a emergency supply at the request of a patient?

Answer 3

interview
immediate need
previous treatment - UK, EEA, Swiss
dose
length of treatment: 5 days for CDs, 30 days for POM, smallest pack size or full treatment cycle
records to be kept - 2 years
label - emergency supply

Question 4

What records should be kept for emergency supply at prescriber request?

Answer 4

prescriber
- date supplied, date on rx, date date rx received
- patient details: name and address
- prescriber details: name and address
- medicine details: name, strength, form, quantity

Question 5

What records should be kept for emergency supply at patient request?

Answer 5

patient
- date supplied
- patient details: name and address
- medicine details: name, strength, form, quantity
- nature of emergency

Question 6

What is a signed order?

Answer 6

allows supply of AAIs and/or salbutamol inhalers from a pharmacy to schools

Question 7

What are the requirements of a signed order?

Answer 7

medicine details
purpose of medicine
total quantity required
name of school
signature of principle or headteacher

does NOT need to be on appropriately headed paper

Question 8

What records need to be kept for signed order?

Answer 8

medicines details: name, form, strength, quantity
recipient details: name, address, profession of person supplied
purpose of supply
date of supply