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Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines Within Primary Care iv
Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines Within Primary Care Contents Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................................1 1. Definition of a Medicine, including Controlled Drugs (CDs).....................................................................................2 2. Aims of Policy...............................................................................................................................................................3 3. Core Policy Statements................................................................................................................................................4 4. The system to ensure safety and security in handling medicines in healthcare service areas..................................5 4.1 Responsibility......................................................................................................................................................5 4.2 Procedures .........................................................................................................................................................5 4.3 Ordering medicine.............................................................................................................................................5 4.4 Receipt and records............................................................................................................................................6 4.5 Security .............................................................................................................................................................6 4.6 Storage of Medicines in Healthcare Service Areas................................................................................................6 4.7 Authorisation to prescribe and administer medicines..........................................................................................7 4.8 Prescribing medicines.........................................................................................................................................8 4.9 Administration of medicines ..............................................................................................................................9 4.10 Supply of medicine to patients from NHS clinics / healthcare treatment areas .................................................10 4.11 Return and disposal of medicine.......................................................................................................................10 5. Guidance on the transport or posting of medicines.................................................................................................12 6. Arrangements for the supply of medicines “out of hours”......................................................................................15 7. Medication Incidents ................................................................................................................................................16 8. Defective medicines...................................................................................................................................................17 9. Medicines for use in Research and Clinical Trials......................................................................................................... 18 Glossary of terms..................................................................................................................................................................19 Appendix 1 – Prescription Forms in use within NHS Scotland............................................................................................21 v
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