Transcript Prescribing in Practice Part 1 (c)

Prescribing in Practice
Part 1 (e)
Good practice in prescription writing
Legal requirements
• Name and address of patient
• Signature in ink by the prescriber
• The practice address/address of
prescriber
• The date it was written or date intended
• Information on who the prescriber is (Dr,
dentist, IP, SP)
• The age of the patient if under 12 years of
age
• There are additional requirements for
Validity
• Valid for 6 months from the date of
prescription
• Prescriptions for CDs in schedule 2 & 3
are valid for 13 weeks/28 days
Good Clinical Practice
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Written legibly
DOB included
Dosage instructions clear
Frequency
Formulation
Quantity
The route (N.B.)
Must dos
See BNF for legal and good practice in
prescription writing
BNF gives you very clear directions to be
followed
Can do
• Cautionary and advisory labels…last page
of BNF
– Label 29 & 30…’Do not take more than 2 at a
time and more than 8 in 24 hours’, ‘Do not
take with any other paracetamol products’
Accountability
• Vicarious liability
• Professional accountability
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