- Legislation that controls prescribing, dispensing, administration storage and disposal of medicines.
- Identify how organisation’s policies and procedures reflect these. Identify the classification of medicines.
- Routes of delivery including sublingual and buccal.
- Describe the process by which medicines are prescribed, dispensed, obtained by the individual and the worker’s role in this process. Levels and categories of medication, brand and generic names.
- Common abbreviations, controlled drugs, types of drugs (including warfarin).
- Disposal of medication, consent and confidentiality.
- Storage.
- The 10 r’s, MAR charts, alternative and homely remedies.
SHOM
Level:Level 3
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