Types of prescription forms and prescribers Flashcards
(15 cards)
what is a POM
medicine that needs prescription by an authorised prescriber
what must be on a prescription
-patient details: name, address, and DOB (if under 12)
-Drug details: quantity, name, strength, form
-Drug dosage and treatment days
-prescriber signature
-supply date
-prescriber/pharmacy’s address, name and telephone number
what is a green, blue, yellow, lilac, white, pink prescription form used for
Green: FP10SS, FP10NC, FP10HNC, used by prescriber, GP, nurse etc. Must include the type of prescribe
Blue: FP10MDA-SS, FP10MDA-S FP10SP AND FP10HMDA, same roughly but used for addiction treatments/ CDs
Yellow: FP10D, dentist
Lilac: FP10PN (nurse) FP10SP (supplementary prescriber)
White: FP10CDF, CD requisition form
Pink: FP10CDSS, prescribers of schedule 2 and 3 drugs in the private sector, dispensed in community pharmacy
what is the electronic prescription service
when patients don’t bring a paper prescription and instead it is submitted electronically from the GP to a nominated pharmacy
what if a patient does not have a nominated dispenser/pharmacy for the prescription to be sent to
GP practitioner will print off a prescription token that has a unique bar code which can be used by the dispenser to download the legal electronic prescription to be dispensed
what if the dispense is unable to dispense the electronic prescription sent to them
-they print off a dispensing token and gives it to the patient to take to another community pharmacy
-the other pharmacy will use the unique barcode the download the prescription and dispense (or ‘pull down’ the legal prescription from the Spine
what sheet us the EPS dispensing token given on
FP10DT
What schedule 2 or 3 CDs cannot be prescribed via EPS
-oral liquid methadone, needs FP10 prescription
-instalment prescriptions, need FPP10MDA
what prescription is used for military members
FMED296
what prescription is needed for hospital
FP10 HNC
what are prescriptions requirements for POM
-indelible ink
-practioner’s details
-patient details
-date that prescription was signed
can we prescription supplied to EEA and Switzerland? what are the rules
-can request emergency supply and prescriptions (age and address of patient not needed, unless appropriate)
-no CDs from 1,2,3
-only products with a UK Marketing authorisation can be prescribed
what are the private prescription requirements
-signature
-address of pharmacy
-date
-patient name
-address of patient
-age of patient if under 12
how long must a private prescription for POM record keeping be retained for and repeat ones
2 years
repeat is also 2 years from last supply date
what is in record on a POM register
1) supply date
2) prescription date
2) medicine details
3)prescriber details. Name and address
4) patient details, name and address
5) indicate if it is first or repeat dispensing
