NHS REPEAT DISPENSING - CPPE
NHS REPEAT DISPENSING - CPPE
NHS REPEAT DISPENSING - CPPE
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focal point <strong>NHS</strong> repeat dispensing – Book 2<br />
Discussion points<br />
■You must ensure that the medication on that batch issue is still appropriate,<br />
given her recent hospital admission.You should contact her doctor immediately<br />
to discuss the situation.<br />
■ If the medication is still appropriate, you can dispense it but make sure Anna is<br />
aware that she will need to visit her doctor for a new prescription, as there are<br />
no more batch issues left.<br />
■You should also tell Anna that you can look after any future batch issues for her<br />
so she doesn’t have to worry about losing them.<br />
■ If the medication is no longer appropriate, you should destroy the outstanding<br />
batch issue, inform the surgery you have done so and wait for a new<br />
prescription before dispensing anything.<br />
Some months later, Anna calls to enquire whether her husband would be suitable for<br />
the repeat dispensing service. Mr Matthews is a frequent visitor to the surgery and it<br />
would be easier to collect their prescriptions together. He was in hospital last year<br />
with his angina and has had some medication changes.<br />
Mr Matthews’ current medication regime is:<br />
Lansoprazole 15 mg – one capsule daily<br />
Aspirin dispersible 75 mg – one tablet daily<br />
Elantan LA 50 mg – one capsule daily<br />
Felodipine 5 mg m/r – one tablet each morning<br />
Furosemide 40 mg – one tablet each morning<br />
Glyceryl trinitrate 500 micrograms – one-two tablets as directed<br />
Simvastatin 40 mg – one tablet daily<br />
8. Is Mr Matthews a suitable candidate for repeat dispensing<br />
Focus on practice<br />
No. It sounds as though he wouldn’t be suitable as his condition is<br />
likely to change which may well affect at least one of his medicines.<br />
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