Discussion Questions

3.1 Describe the roles and responsibilities of those involved in prescribing, dispensing and supporting use of medication

“To provide the appropriate hand-off and also determine the appropriate unit/bed selection for all hospital medicine patients admitted through the ED (p.688).”

so that they can directly give patients medications instead of going through the pharmacy. This could be a big problem

In an emergency situation, the drug would get into the patients’ blood stream faster, which would be advantageous to help the patient faster. Opposed to an oral route which would require the body to absorb the drug preceding going into the blood stream.

There are several types of medication, each has a purpose and function needed for their administration via the different routes.

The MediMinder also comes with a complimentary app that can be used with any hand held device that will alert family members when medication has not been taken when scheduled promoting peace of mind. The app will also send refill alerts and allows the dispenser to be unlocked remotely in the event the key is misplaced. The MediMinder contains a vast number of different programmable options so that medications can be dispensed at multiple times per day if needed, which is an option unavailable with any other competitor’s unit. It is also designed to be space-saving in size while offering a wide variety of decorative options to compliment any setting. The MediMinder supports company G’s mission statement beautifully by improving the life of its customers through electronic innovation, cost effectiveness and convenience.

The person dispensing must also be appropriately trained, follow safe systems of work and understand the side effects of various drugs; be able to access appropriate information and understand when to access advice or further information

Non care setting - Medications are often stored and administered in a variety of non-health care settings. These settings include: primary and secondary schools, Child day care centres, Board and care homes, Jails and prisons. In all these settings, employees frequently are responsible for handling and administering prescription and over-the-counter medications to clients or residents. Some organizations may employ licensed health professionals to directly manage the medication administration process. However, many of these settings have no licensed health professionals involved. Where medications are stored and administered to individuals, written policies and procedures should address the following: Acquisition of medications (e.g., from parents, caregivers, pharmacies), Specification of which personnel are allowed access to medications and allowed to administer medications to students, clients or residents, Labelling and packaging of medications managed for students, clients

The setting of both of these pharmacies was very well lit and easy to get around in. This is very helpful to people who may be ill or someone who is in a hurry to find medicine for a sick loved one. All of the medicines were arranged in neat rows and clearly labeled that made it easy to choose what kind of medication was necessary for the symptoms present in the first pharmacy. The

to enable access to prescription information by practitioners, law enforcement agents, and other authorized individuals and agencies

3.1. Describe the roles and responsibilities of those involved in prescribing, dispensing and supporting use of medication

The nurse must verify the physician’s medication order, including the dose and time, and then the pharmacy is responsible for their own checks and balances via the BCMA system in order to complete the dispensing phase of the medication (Gooder, 2011). The nurse enters the BCMA system with a login and password and is able then to see a list of the virtual due list for a specific patient. The computer on wheels is then taken to that patient’s room and the five rights of medication administration begin. As nurses, we are taught to use the five rights of drug administration are (1) right patient (2) right medication (3) right dose (4) right route and (5) right time. By scanning the barcode on the patient’s hospital identification band, the nurse then asks for the patient to verbally state their name and date of birth, which can be verified by the nurse on the virtual due list and then choses the medication that are due for administration at that time. The medication is dispensed and the nurse is able to scan the barcode on the medication, the scanning triggers the automatic documentation of the medication given (Kelly, 2012).

Electronic-prescribing, often referred to as e-prescribing, is a fairly new, innovative way for physicians and other medical personnel to prescribe medications and keep track of patients’ medical history. Not only has e-prescribing enabled prescribers to electronically send a prescription to the patients’ pharmacy of choice, in the short amount of time it has been available, it has significantly reduced health care costs, not only for the patient, but for the medical facilities as well. In 2003, e-prescribing was included in the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) which jumpstarted the role of e-prescribing in healthcare. It has proven to significantly reduce the yearly number medication errors and prescription fraud, and its widespread

Thus when patient arrives and ask for medication, technician will retrieve by patients last name. Technician confirms patient’s address before handing medication to patient. By confirming address, technician makes sure that they are giving right medication to right patient and reduces the error of handing medication to wrong patient having same names. While handing medication pharmacist counsel patient on their medication and answer all their concerns and questions. Patient has direct access to the pharmacist, as pharmacist is not hidden behind the counter while counseling. Patients are more satisfied with the service provided as they can directly and free talk to

Today in the 21st century the roles of pharmacist have expanded tremendously. Before pharmacist had the role of solely dispensing drugs. Pharmacists were limited to only being regulatory or clinical pharmacist. Back then they were called medical purveyors who were much like today’s regulatory pharmacist and hospital pharmacist who are similar to hospital pharmacist. Now pharmacists carry many roles in healthcare. Pharmacist can play roles in public health, community, health systems, state, and federal government.