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practise safe prescribing. It reminds you that, where possible, you must avoid prescribing for yourself or those close to you. This guidance covers what you need to consider when prescribing unlicensed medicines, repeat prescribing and when you share responsibility for your patient with a colleague. It also gives important
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Apr 5, 2021 · The standards of good practice apply to all doctors working in all settings. That is why advice on face to face and remote prescribing is integrated throughout the guidance. We also set out things to consider if prescribing to patients who are overseas or if prescribing unlicensed medicines.
What should we do about seven-day prescribing for MCA dispensing? The request for seven-day repeat prescriptions to defray the pharmacist’s costs for the filling of MCAs has become an increasing pressure for GPs. Our advice is to resist such demands unless there is a clinical reason for restricting supply to seven days.
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To ensure the best possible outcome from medicines, there is an ongoing, open dialogue with the patient and/or their carer about the patient’s choice and experience of using medicines to manage their condition; recognising that the patient’s experience may change over time even if the medicines do not.
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Prescribing decisions must take into account the child’s age, weight and development stage. For detailed advice, consult the current version of the BNF for Children. Medicines licensed for use in children in the specific age range and for specific disease must always be used if available.
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Nov 13, 2023 · A recent meta-analysis estimated that about 10% of hospital admissions are related to adverse drug reactions and adverse drug events, with many being potentially avoidable. 6 Prescribing errors constitute a substantial proportion of all medication errors (20% by one estimate), 7 despite the optimisation of electronic prescribing. 8 The decision ...
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1. Be clear about the reasons for prescribing. Establish an accurate diagnosis whenever possible (although this may often be difficult) Be clear in what way the patient is likely to gain from the prescribed medicines. 2. Take into account the patient’s medication history before prescribing.
