University:
University of Wolverhampton
Course:
4PY019 | Pharmacy
Academic year:

2023
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473

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7
Author:

Carisma

1 Pharmacy Practice 1 – Student Worksheet Pharmacy Practice 1 – How to use the BNF Resources needed for this session: • This worksheet • Access to BNF (web browser/app) • Medicines Ethics and Practice 46th edition • Dale and Applebe’s pharmacy and medicines law 12th edition Pre-work Before this workshop you were asked the watch the e-lecture series, ‘How to use the BNF’. By the end of today’s workshop, you should be able to: • • • • • Understand the clinical and legal checks for a prescription Practice navigating through the BNF (app, web and book) Apply pharmacy law to practice Evaluate prescriptions for clinical and legal validity Recap knowledge and understanding from pre-work (how to use the BNF) Session overview Session: Welcome and introduction to the session BNF orientation Legal Check of prescription Clinical check of prescription Summary and Close 2 Pharmacy Practice 1 – Student Worksheet Activity 1 - BNF Orientation Task 1: Finding key prescribing information in the BNF Look up the following information about each drug in the BNF and complete the table below: Maxidex® Active ingredient Pharmacological class Indications (maximum of 5) Common side effects Movicol® Powder Flucloxacillin capsules Omeprazole gastro-resistant tablets 3 Pharmacy Practice 1 – Student Worksheet Medicinal forms and strengths available Cautionary and advisory labels required for this drug Patient/carer advice 4 Pharmacy Practice 1 – Student Worksheet Activity 2 – Legal Check of Rx Legal requirements for a prescription 1. Legally check the following prescription and answer the questions associated with the prescription: 2. This NHS prescription has not been written by hand, but instead has been generated by a computer. Is this still a legal valid prescription? 3. Could this prescription be dispensed on the 9th October 2023? 5 Pharmacy Practice 1 – Student Worksheet 4. How long is this NHS prescription valid for? 5. Can you identify where the quantity to dispense is on this prescription? Was Dr Williams required to write the quantity on the prescription by law? 6. You will notice that Dr Williams has not written the age of the patient on the prescription. Was she required to do so by law? 6 Pharmacy Practice 1 – Student Worksheet Activity 3 – Clinical Check of Rx 1. Complete a clinical check for Mrs Suzanne Smiths’ prescription. Make a note of any clinical issues that you can see with this prescription. 7 Pharmacy Practice 1 – Student Worksheet 2. Is this prescription legally valid? Make a note of any legal issues that you can see with this prescription. 3. What is the condition(s) which this medication would normally be used to treat? 4. Thinking about your answer above, are there any questions or queries that you might have for the prescriber in order to check whether this medicine is clinically appropriate for the patient?