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Shipman
Inquiry fourth report
Changes to the ways in which pharmacies and, one assumes, dispensing
practices, record the dispensing and collection of Controlled Drugs have
been recommended in the fourth report from the Shipman Inquiry.
The measures include:
the introduction of special CD
prescription pads for NHS and private prescribing,
prompt communication to pharmacists when doctors’ prescribing powers
are restricted,
a 28-day prescribing limit,
a requirement to request and record the identity of people collecting
CDs
a formal process for the removal and destruction of residual CDs from
patients’ homes.
a multidisciplinary controlled drugs inspectorate should be established
to ensure pharmacies and surgeries adhere to CD guidelines.
For more information:
www.the-shipman-inquiry.org.uk
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