MEP 3.6 - Controlled drugs

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Who is the enforcement body for CD's?
Home Office via the police
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What is the alternate name for schedule 1 CD's?
CD Lic POM
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What is the alternate name for schedule 2 CD's?
CD POM
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What is the alternate name for schedule 3 CD's?
CD No Register POM
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What is the alternate name for schedule 4 part 1 CD's?
CD Benz POM
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What is the alternate name for schedule 4 part 2 CD's?
CD Anab POM
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What is the alternate name for schedule 5 CD's?
CD INV P or CD INV POM
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Can an EEA prescriber prescribe CD schedule 2 or 3?
No
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What schedule is Sativex (cannabinoid oromucosal mouth spray)?
4 Part 1
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What schedule is zopiclone?
4 part 1
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Under what exception can pharmacists possess schedule 1 CD's without a license?
With the purpose of destruction or for handing over to the police
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Which drugs require a special license to prescribe for treating addictions?
Cocaine, diamorphine and dipipanone
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If a patient goes travelling, how much supply of their CD can they take without requiring a license?
Less than 3 months, but advised to have a letter signed by the prescriber
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For what CD's does a pharmacy require a license to import or export?
Schedule 1, 2, 3 and 4 part 1
A license is needed for schedule 4 part 2 unless by a patient for self-administration
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What is required on a requisition form for CD schedule 2 and 3? 6 things
Signature of recipient, name of recipient, address of recipient, profession or occupation, total quantity and purpose of requisition
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Can a faxed or photocopied requisition be used to obtain schedule 2 or 3?
No
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What drugs can a midwife obtain on a midwife supply order?
Diamorphine, morphine or pethidine
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What must a midwife supply order contain? 6 things
Name of midwife, occupation of midwife, name of patient, purpose of CD, quantity, signature of appropriate medical officer
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Can another GP, other than the prescriber, at the same surgery sign the prescription of a CD?
Yes, another prescriber of the same address can sign a prescription and it still be legally valid
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What should the max supply be of a CD? Is this a legal requirement or good practice?
30 days, and good practice
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What needs to be written on the prescription in indelible ink?
Date of supply
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What does it mean if a prescriber doesn't use the Home Office approved working for an instalment prescription?
It won't offer the same legal protections, can ask the prescriber to amend it
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What can a pharmacist amend on a prescription?
Minor typographical errors, spelling mistakes, where either the words or figures (not both) of a total quantity has been missed
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What form must private prescriptions have for a CD?
FP10 PCD
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What should be included on a private prescription for a CD that doesn't need to be on regular CD scripts?
The prescriber identification number from their relevant NHS agency (this is not their professional registration number)
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Is supervised consumption a legal requirement?
No
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Can someone collect a schedule 2 CD on behalf of a known abuser when they should be supervised?
Yes, but it needs to be cleared with the prescriber - can be verbally but record of conversation should be made
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Do all schedule 3 CD's need to be kept in the CD cupboard?
No, only buprenorphine and temazepam
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Under what exemption allows pharmacies to denature CD's without a license?
T28 exemption
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Which CD's require denaturing?
Schedule 2, 3 and 4 part 1
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Do patient returns need destruction witnessing?
Not necessarily, only if an entry into the CD register is made
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Who needs to witness the destruction of CD's?
An authorised person
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Which CD's require a witness to be destroyed?
Schedule 2
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Which CDs require a register?
Schedule 1 and 2 and sativex
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How should empty methadone containers be disposed of?
Rinse the bottle and add to a denaturing kit, remove labels and dispose bottle in general waste/recycling - note, destruction will need to be witnessed
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What schedule is cannabis?
Schedule 2
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Who can prescribe cannabinoid-containing medicinal products?
Clinicians listed on the specialist register of the GMC
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Which cannabinoid-containing products are currently available, and what schedule?
Sativex - schedule 4 part 1
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Card 2

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What is the alternate name for schedule 1 CD's?

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CD Lic POM

Card 3

Front

What is the alternate name for schedule 2 CD's?

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Card 4

Front

What is the alternate name for schedule 3 CD's?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What is the alternate name for schedule 4 part 1 CD's?

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