MP1 Medicines policy

Target Audience

All clinical staff

Purpose

The policy provides guidance on all aspects of medicine legislation set out in the various steps of the Medicines Management Process i.e. prescribing, ordering, supply and transport of medicines, safe storage, administration and disposal as they apply to the inpatient and community settings.

Origin

Policy dates & history

Appendices

• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP1 - Ordering of controlled drugs from pharmacy.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP2 - Storage and entry of controlled drugs into the CD record book.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP4 - Handling discrepancies of controlled drugs.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP3 - Administration of controlled drugs to patients.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP5 - Destruction of unwanted - out of date stock controlled drugs.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP6 – Disposal destruction of prepared partly-used controlled drugs not administered to patients.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP8 - Security and transportation of controlled drugs from pharmacy to departments and vice-versa.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP7 - Recording of patients own controlled drugs.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP9 - Records of CD stocks and record checks.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP10 - Security of controlled drug keys.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP12 - Procedure for the accepting and disposal of illegally held controlled drugs.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1 - SOP11 - Use of denaturing kits to destroy controlled drugs.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1a - Controlled drug stock and record check.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1b - Proforma for ward controlled drug 3 monthly audits by pharmacists.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 1c - Controlled drug SOPs accountability record.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 2b - Out of hours controlled drug audit.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 5 - Balance of medicines returned to the patient form.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 4 - Receipt of patients own medicines form.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 6 - Example care plan.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 7 - Consent for self-medication programme.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 9 - Self medication assessment form – Stage 2-4.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 8 - Self medication assessment form – Stage 1.dot
• MP1z - Appendix 10 - Service users medication chart.dot
• Medicine management appendices
• MP1 Ten Point Prompt Crisis Line - Medicines.pdf