Course: Medication

Course Outline

• What is a drug? What is a medicine?
• Legal categories of medicines
• Category identifications on original packaging
• Types and contents of prescriptions and pharmacy medication labels
• The laws regarding the administration of medicines, including MCA and Covert Medications
• Understanding administration directions
• Liquid medications (storage and safe administration)
• Policies for administration (inc. not administering from family-prepared containers etc.)
• Drug crushing and covert medication (including legal and medical implications)
• Differences between systemic and topical medicines
• Infection control considerations for both carers and service users – use of gloves and other PPE
• Non-prescription medicines including herbal; dangers, contraindications and side effects
• The 7 rights of administration
• Practical guidance on the giving of medicines, including oral, transdermal patches, inhalers, eye/ear drops and ointments
• Awareness of administration via other routes
• A.R.R sheets, their purpose and uses
• Topical medicines: Using the correct amounts of creams, lotions and gels
• Controlled drugs books
• Emergency supplies and interims
• Unwanted medicines (disposal and recording)
• The Law regarding the alteration of doses and cross person administration
• Storage and side effects
• Food and medication interactions and contraindications
• Self-administration and the level of assistance

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