Administer Medication To Individuals And Monitor The Effects
Cheryl McCarthy
Administer medication to Individuals, and Monitor The Effects
Understanding legislation, policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication
Legislation
The Medicines Act 1968. This governs the control of medicines for human and veterinary use which includes the manufacture and supply of medicines – the Act defines three categories of medicine:-
1. Prescription Only Medicines (POM) These are available only from the chemist /pharmacy if prescribed by GP.
2. Pharmacy Medicines Available from the pharmacy but without a prescriptions
3. General Sales List (GSL) Medicines which may be bought from any shop without a prescriptions.
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
These Regulations set out a complex regime for the authorisation of medicinal products for human use, Manufacture, import, distribution, sale and supply of those products. For the labelling and advertising and for drug safety.
The Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971
This act creates three classes of controlled substances A, B, and C, and ranges of penalties for illegal or unlicensed possession and possession with the intent to supply are graded differently within each class. The lists of substances within each class can be amended by order so the Home Secretary can list new drugs and upgrade or downgrade or de-list previously controlled drugs with less of the bureaucracy and delay
The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 2001.
The Misuse of Drugs Act controls the export, import, supply and possession of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs. In effect the Act largely renders unlawful all activities in the drugs controlled under the act except provided for under the regulations made under the Act. The drugs which are subject to the control of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Health Act 2006
An Act to make provision of the prohibition of smoking in certain premises, places and vehicles and for amending the minimum age of persons to whom tobacco may be sold, to make provisions in relation to
Administer medication to Individuals, and Monitor The Effects
Understanding legislation, policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication
Legislation
The Medicines Act 1968. This governs the control of medicines for human and veterinary use which includes the manufacture and supply of medicines – the Act defines three categories of medicine:-
1. Prescription Only Medicines (POM) These are available only from the chemist /pharmacy if prescribed by GP.
2. Pharmacy Medicines Available from the pharmacy but without a prescriptions
3. General Sales List (GSL) Medicines which may be bought from any shop without a prescriptions.
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
These Regulations set out a complex regime for the authorisation of medicinal products for human use, Manufacture, import, distribution, sale and supply of those products. For the labelling and advertising and for drug safety.
The Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971
This act creates three classes of controlled substances A, B, and C, and ranges of penalties for illegal or unlicensed possession and possession with the intent to supply are graded differently within each class. The lists of substances within each class can be amended by order so the Home Secretary can list new drugs and upgrade or downgrade or de-list previously controlled drugs with less of the bureaucracy and delay
The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 2001.
The Misuse of Drugs Act controls the export, import, supply and possession of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs. In effect the Act largely renders unlawful all activities in the drugs controlled under the act except provided for under the regulations made under the Act. The drugs which are subject to the control of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Health Act 2006
An Act to make provision of the prohibition of smoking in certain premises, places and vehicles and for amending the minimum age of persons to whom tobacco may be sold, to make provisions in relation to