By Mahesh Sodha, Soraya Dhillon
ISBN-10: 085369768X
ISBN-13: 9780853697688
This can be a consultant to practitioners on the way to prescribe hopefully in expert parts. This publication presents and evaluate of non-medical prescribing by way of wellbeing and fitness professions except medical professionals and covers the ethics, criminal and sufferer security framework. The publication is meant as a consultant for practitioners on tips to prescribe optimistically in expert components. the 1st part contains heritage info on historical past, abilities wanted (includes RPSGB directions) and the ethical elements of prescribing; with a moment part concentrating on particular medical components. every one bankruptcy may be written by means of a practitioner with present adventure of prescribing within the expert box.
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These are the only legal requirements. Surprisingly, essential information such as the name of the drug, the strength, dose and quantity, and the name and address of the patient are not required by the Medicines Act! In addition, for prescriptions for Schedule 2 (except temazepam) and Schedule 3 controlled drugs, the prescription must comply with the following: • The signature must be in the prescriber’s own handwriting. Computergenerated or printed prescriptions are allowed but the signature must 26 | Non-Medical Prescribing • • • • • • • • • be handwritten.
The law also permits the use of electronic signatures in preparation for an electronic prescription service. • The (practice) address of the prescriber. • The date the prescription was written. Prescriptions for POMs are valid for six months from the date of writing. • Particulars indicating that the prescriber is an ‘appropriate practitioner’. NHS forms will normally bear your pre-printed details; a private prescription should indicate the qualifications of the prescriber. • The age of the patient if under 12 years.
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