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Apr 5, 2021 · Following this guidance will help make sure that you practise safe prescribing. It reminds you that where possible you must avoid prescribing for yourself or those close to you. And goes through what you need to consider when repeat prescribing, prescribing controlled drugs or share the responsibility of your patient with a colleague.
Jun 14, 2023 · Medication safety management is the effective management of medicines with the aim of reducing risk of error and harm. Medication includes: any product prescribed by primary, secondary, tertiary, and private healthcare providers.
You must be prepared to explain and justify your decisions and actions when prescribing, administering and managing medicines and devices. Only serious or persistent failure to follow our guidance that poses a risk to patient safety or public trust in doctors will put your registration at risk.
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Getting our Medicines Right has been endorsed by the RCN and provides a summary of the scale and complexity of the issue of polypharmacy. It outlines how health care professionals, patients and carers can find solutions when polypharmacy causes problems for patients and points to useful resources that can help.
Mar 4, 2015 · In primary care, carry out medicines reconciliation for all people who have been discharged from hospital or another care setting. This should happen as soon as is practically possible, before a prescription or new supply of medicines is issued and within 1 week of the GP practice receiving the information.
Read general advice on prescribing including biological and biosimilar medicines, complementary and alternative medicines, and unlicensed medicines. Also provides guidance on areas such as drugs and driving, security and validity of prescriptions, and PGDs.
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It gives guidance to pharmacist prescribers in applying the standards when prescribing. The guidance applies whatever setting pharmacist prescribers work in. It sets out the key areas pharmacist prescribers should consider when applying the standards to their prescribing practice.
