Sale And Supply Of Meds Without A Prescription

Question 1

PGD- Patient directory group

Answer 1

Written direction , specified medication to a specific group of people

Question 2

Emergency ripple at request of prescriber

Answer 2

Prescriber requests emergency supply - unable to provide RX before supply

Pharmacy must receive RX within 72 hours

Label as directed by prescriber

• no schedule 1,2,3 or CDs apart from phenobarbital for epilepsy

EEA/Swiss - No schedule 1,2,3 or CDs apart

Question 3

Emergency supply at request of patients

Answer 3

Patients request supply, has no medication

Question 4

Questions to check before accepting emergency from prescriber:

Answer 4

Appropriate prescriber
Is it an emergency
RX in 72 hrs
Directions
NO CDDDDD

Question 5

RECORD KEEPING - Emergency from a prescriber -

Answer 5

1) Date POM supplied
2) Name and quantity of medicine
3) Name and address of prescriber requesting emergency
4) Name and address of Patient
5) Date actual RX is received

Question 6

Patients request

Answer 6

• interview patient
• do they need it right now?
• previous med?
• confirm no dose change
• Maximum 30 days

Question 7

Record keeping emergency supply

Answer 7

1) Date POM supplied
2) Name, strength, form and quantity
3)Name and address of patient
4) Info and nature of emergency
5)label as emergency

Question 8

Which items are exempt from 30 days supply?

Answer 8

• meds that can’t be broken - insulin so smallest course supplied, healers and creams too
• Pheno for epilepsy - maximum of 5
• Schedule 4 and 5 - Max of 5

Question 9

Can’t give an emergency

Answer 9

• Refer
  NHS walk in
  111
  A and E