This legislation is designed for
licensing, sale, supply and manufacture of medicines. It clearly states that
medicines can only be dispensed by a pharmacist after they have been prescribed
by a doctor, dentist or vet.
The
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
This legislation is designed to
prevent misuse of controlled drugs that are made of addictive, dangerous and
potentially harmful substances such as opiates (substance derived from opium).
Legislation lays down guidance and restrictions about how ‘controlled drugs’ must
be stored, recorded and administered.
The
Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001
This legislation is designed by
defining controlled drugs more elaborately. Controlled drugs are divided into
three classes. These are class A, B and C. Purpose of this legislation is to
provide information, instruction and restriction to manage this types of drugs
with caution, by laying out specific guideline.
The
Health Act 2006
This act is primary legislation and
designed to strengthen governance and monitoring arrangements for control
drugs. The section of the Health act 2006 involved relating to medication is
called “Supervision of management and use of controlled drugs”. The Act states
that all healthcare providers need to appoint an Accountable Officer, who must
have prescribed responsibilities in relation to safe, appropriate and effective
management and use of controlled drugs. The act also states that the
Accountable officer is responsible for monitoring, auditing and investigating
concerns. They are also responsible to ensure relevant individuals receiving
trainings, and their trainings and performances are reviewed.
The
Misuse of Drugs Safe Custody Regulations 2007
This legislation relates to handling,
storing and keeping records about controlled drugs.
The
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (regulated activities) regulations 2014
This legislation has no direct
involvement relating to administration of medication. This act states that all
registered manager, health professionals and social workers have
responsibilities to protect people from harm, risks and abuse even if it is
arise from handling medication.
Regulations 2014 states to provide
safe care and treatment for service users by ensuring that
persons providing care or treatment to service users have the qualifications,
competence, skills and experience to do so safely. It also states that if equipment
or medicines are supplied by the service provider, then ensuring that there are
sufficient quantities of these to ensure the safety of service users and to
meet their needs.
Mental
Capacity Act 2005
It explains how to provide care and
treatment to an individual without mental capacity.
Main categories of current protocols
relevant to the administration of medications are described here in below –
·
Ordering
and receiving medication
·
Storing
medication
·
Administering
medication
·
PRN
medication policy
·
Homely
remedy policy
·
Medication
error and incidents
·
Disposal
of part used and unwanted medication
