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MEP Flashcards

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Pseudoephedrine & Ephedrine

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No more than 720mg pseudoephedrine

No more than 180mg ephedrine

Cannot supply both at same time

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What age is considered too young to consent to sexual activity?

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Under 13

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Licensed age for Ulipristal Acetate?

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Licensed for any female of childbearing age

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Licensed age for Levonelle?

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16 years

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Can EHC be supplied in advance?

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✅ YES

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Paracetamol & Aspirin

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No more than 100 non-effervescent tabs/caps
No legislation for effervescent

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Codeine & Dihydrocodeine

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  • No more than 32 dose units
  • Only indicated for short-term treatment of acute, moderate pain not relieved by other analgesics alone
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What warning labels should be positioned on packs of codeine & dihydrocodeine?

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  • Can cause addiction - 3 days use only
  • Both package and PIL must state indication and that it can cause addiction and overuse headache if used for longer
  • PIL must also contain WARNING SIGNS of addiction
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If number of repeats is not stated on an RX how many times can it be repeated?
Any exceptions?

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Can only repeat once (dispensed twice)

EXCEPT:

  • Oral contraceptives - can be repeated x5 (dispensed 6 times)
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Can prescriptions for CD’s be repeated?

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❌ Schedule 2 and 3

✅ Schedule 4 and 5

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How long is a repeat prescription valid for?

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  • 1st dispensing must take place within 6 months
  • No legal time limit for remaining repeats

CD Schedule 4:
- First dispensing must take place within 28 days

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How long do you keep PRIVATE Rxs?

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POM - 2 YEARS

Schedule 2 and 3 - submitted to relevant NHS agency

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POM register requirements for private Rxs?

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1) Date of supply
2) Date on prescription
3) Medicine details
4) Name & address of prescriber
5) Name & address of patient
- Retain for 2 YEARS
- Record on day of supply or following day

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EXEMPT from record keeping?

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  • Oral contraceptives
  • Schedule 2 CD’s (seperate CD register entry made)
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Rules for dental prescriptions?

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  • Can legally prescribe any POM
  • NHS prescriptions - restricted to dental formulary
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Approved HCP’s?

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  • Doctors
  • Dentists
  • Pharmacists
  • Nurses
  • Optometrists
  • Chiropodists/Podiatrists
  • Paramedics
  • Physiotherapists
  • Therapeutic radiographers
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Approved countries?

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Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

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EMERGENCY SUPPLY:

How long to receive prescription?

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Within 72 hours

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Legal requirements for dispensing labels?

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  • Name of the patient
  • Name and address of the supplying pharmacy
  • Date of dispensing
  • Name of the medicine
  • Directions for use
  • Precautions relating to the use of the medicine.
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Good practice requirements for dispensing labels?

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  • ‘Keep out of the reach and sight of children’
  • ‘Use this medicine only on your skin’ where applicable.
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When can a pharmacist administer adrenaline?

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  • Emergency anaphylaxis
  • Must also call 999 and state suspected case of anaphylaxis
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EMERGENCY SUPPLY:

CD’S?

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❌ Schedule 1, 2 and 3 (except phenobarbital for epilepsy)

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EMERGENCY SUPPLY:

Length of treatment?

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Schedule 4 and 5 (& phenobarbitol) - max 5 DAYS

POM - max 30 DAYS

Insulin/creams/inhalers - smallest pack size

Oral contraceptive - FULL cycle

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SIGNED ORDER REQUIREMENTS:

Salbutamol inhalers & adrenaline autoinjectors to schools

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  • Name of school
  • Product details
  • Strength (if relevant)
  • Purpose of supply
  • Total quantity
  • Signature of headteacher
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Prescription validity for **Oral Retinoids** (Isotretinoin, Alitretinoin, Acitretin)
- Prescription only valid for **7 DAYS** - Max supply **30 DAYS** - Do not accept **REPEAT** or F**AXED** RX's - **Telephone request:** only at request of a PPP specialist prescriber + confirmation of negative pregnancy test within last 7 days
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Biologic vs Biosimilar Medicine
**Biologic** = a medicine made from a variety of natural sources that may be human, animal or microorganism in origin (vaccines, blood) **Biosimilar** = a biologic medicine that is similar to an already licensed biologic medicine in terms of quality, safety and efficacy.
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PRESCRIBING CD's: Veterinary Surgeons
YES ✅ Prescriptions for Schedule 2 and 3 CDs **do not** need to be on the standardised forms but must include the **RCVS registration number** of the prescriber
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EMERGENCY SUPPLIES? Veterinary Surgeons
NO ❌
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PRESCRIBING CD's: Nurse or Midwife Independent Prescriber
YES ✅ (but not **cocaine, diamorphine** or **dipipanone** for treating addiction)
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PRESCRIBING CD's: Optometrist Independent Prescriber
NO ❌
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EMERGENCY SUPPLIES? Paramedics Therapeutic Radiographers
YES ✅ (but not CD Schedules 1, 2 or 3 incl phenobarbatol)
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PRESCRIBING CD's: Pharmacists Nurse / Midwife Supplementary Prescribers
YES ✅ (but not cocaine, diamorphine or dipipanone for treating addiction)
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EMERGENCY SUPPLIES? Pharmacists Supplementary Prescribers
YES ✅ Including **phenobarbital** for epilepsy ✅
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PRESCRIBING CD's: Physiotherapists
Can only prescribe the following: _Oral_ - **diazepam, dihydrocodeine, lorazepam, morphine, oxycodone, temazepam** _Injection_ - **morphine** _Transdermal_ - **fentanyl**
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EMERGENCY SUPPLIES? ## Footnote **Physiotherapists**
YES ✅ (but not CD Schedule 1, 2 and 3 incl. phenobarbital)
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PRESCRIBING CD's: Podiatrists / Chiropadists
Only the following: Oral - **diazepam, lorazepam, temazepam, dihydrocodeine**
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PRESCRIBING CD's: EEA & Swiss
**Schedule 4** and **5** ONLY
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POM register entry for a SIGNED ORDER?
- DATE of supply - Name, quantity, formulation and strength (where not apparent) - Name and address, trade, business or profession to whom the supply was made - Purpose of supply * (Register made in POM register OR signed order/invoice kept for **2 years**)* * (Good practice to do both)*
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VETERINARY RX REQUIREMENTS | (POM-V, POM-VPS & Meds under Cascade)
1. Name, address, telephone number, qualification & signature of prescriber (+ RCVS number if CD 2 or 3) 2. Name and address of owner 3. Identity and species of animal 4. Address of animal (if different from owner) 5. Date 6. Name, quantity, dose and administration instructions (AS DIRECTED not acceptable) 7. Warnings 8. Number of repeats 9. Prescribed under the Cascade NB: "the item has been prescribed for an animal or herd under the care of the veterinarian" for Schedule 2 and 3
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Differences between VET and HUMAN Rx's for CD's?
VET: - Standardised forms not required for Schedule 2 and 3 - Retain for 5 YEARS - 28 DAY supply (good practice) - Must include RCVS number HUMAN: - Require standardised forms for Schedule 2 and 3 - Subimitted to relevant NHS agency - 30 DAY supply (good practice) - Prescriber indentification number
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The Veterinary Cascade is an **exemption** that specifies where a licensed veterinary product is not available, other medicines may be considered. What is the order of the Cascade?
1. Medicine with a **GB/UK-wide** marketing authorisation for the **species and condition** indicated ⬇️ 2. Medicine with a **Northern Ireland (NI)** marketing authorisation for **species and condition** indicated ⬇️ 3. **GB, NI or UK-wide** medicines **licensed for another species** or **different condition** ⬇️ 4. **GB, NI or UK-wide** licensed **human medicine** OR Veterinary medicine authorised **outside the UK** ⬇️ 5. **Extemporaneous** or **special**
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Labelling requirements of dispensed veterinary medicines
- **Name of prescribing veterinary surgeon** - Name & address of owner - Name & address of pharmacy **- Identification and species of animal** - Date of supply **- Expiry Date** - Description of product / active ingredients - Dosage and administration instructions - Storage instructions (if appropriate) - Warnings **- "For animal treatment only"** **- "Keep out of reach of children"**
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FOUR classes of Veterinary Medicine?
**POM-V:** - Prescribed by a vet and supplied by vet or pharmacist with a written prescription - Need Rx **POM-VPS:** - Prescribed AND supplied by a vet, pharmacist or suitably qualified person - Oral or written Rx (written only required when supplier is not the prescriber) **NFA-VPS:** - Medicine for non-food animal supplied by vet, pharmacist or suitably qualified person - No Rx **AVM-GSL:** GSL vet medicine
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When can Schedule 1 CD's be prescribed / administered?
Under a Home Office License
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Cocaine, diamorphine and dipipanone for treating addiction?
- Only medicial prescribers who hold special license from the **Home Secretary** - Not required for treating organic disease or injury
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CD Requisition Requirements?
1) Name & address of recipient 2) Signed by recipient 3) Profession / occupation 4) Quantity 5) Purpose of requisition
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Can you supply Schedule 2 and 3 CD's without a obtaining a requisition first?
- Only in an **emergency** to doctors or dentists - Requisition must be supplied within **24 hours**
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Midwife Supply Orders
Can use to obtain the following: ## Footnote **- Diamorphine** **- Morphine** **- Pethidine**
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CD's EXEMPT from Safe Custody?
**Schedule 2:** Quinalbarbitone (secobarbital) **Schedule 3:** Midazolam Gabapentin / Pregab / Tramadol Phenobarbital Pentazocine Meprobamate
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Denaturing and destruction of CD's
- All CD Schedule 2, 3 and 4 (part 1) should be denatured before disposal
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Patient-returned CD's
- No authorised witness required for denturing - Record Schedule 2 destruction in seperate register (not CD register)
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Expired CD's
- Schedule 2 - require **authorised witness** for destruction - Schedule 3 - another staff member to witness (good practice) - **CD register entry** required for **Schedule 2**
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