MEP 3 - Underpinning knowledge - legislation and professional issues (excluding 3.3, 3.5 and 3.6)

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Where can GSL meds be sold?
In places that can close so as to exclude the public
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Can GSLs be sold in a pharmacy without the RP?
No if the RP has not assumed the role as RP yet, but yes if they have and have gone from the pharmacy during their allotted 2 hours
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What does the term PO medicine mean? (Not oral)
Manufacturers of GSLs may want to restrict the supply through pharmacies only, e.g. fybogel 30 sachet packs
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What is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine that can be supplied at any one time?
720mg of pseudoephedrine and 180mg ephedrine
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Can pseudoephedrine and ephedrine be sold at the same time?
No
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What is the normal dose of levonorgestrel as EHC?
1.5mg
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What is the normal dose of ulipristal as EHC?
30mg
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What is the licensing of levonorgestrel?
From 16 years old and within 72 hours of UPSI
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What is the licensing of ulipristal?
No age limit, within 5 days of UPSI
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Can an advanced supply of EHC be made?
Yes, provided the pharmacist deems it appropriate and the patient is competent
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At what age is someone legally too young to consent to sex?
Under 13 years old
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What is the max amount of paracetamol that can be supplied by a pharmacy?
Max is 100, but since packs come in 18 or 32, and can't split packs that are sold, max is normally 96
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What formulations of paracetamol and aspirin are exempt from maximum supply?
Effervescent, powders, granules or liquids
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What is the maximum supply of aspirin that can be sold at a pharmacy?
100, but since packs come in 18 or 32, max is usually 96
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Packs containing more than _ tablets of codeine or dihydrocodeine are a POM
32
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What is the maximum number of days codeine or dihydrocodeine should be used OTC?
3 days
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Can more than 1 pack of codeine or dihydrocodeine be sold at any one time?
No
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Under what circumstance would a pharmacy not need a wholesale license to trade medicines? (2 things)
-Supplying meds to other healthcare professionals who need to hold small quantities of meds for the treatment or onward supply to their patients
-Between pharmacies to meet a patients need
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Under which circumstance could a person buy poisons and chemicals?
With a license
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Can GSLs be sold in a pharmacy without the RP?

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No if the RP has not assumed the role as RP yet, but yes if they have and have gone from the pharmacy during their allotted 2 hours

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What does the term PO medicine mean? (Not oral)

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What is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine that can be supplied at any one time?

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Can pseudoephedrine and ephedrine be sold at the same time?

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