Main description:

Medicines, Ethics and Practice has been designed as an underpinning document to help pharmacists to practice confidently and professionally by providing information and guidance on legislation affecting pharmacy practice. It supports day-to-day practice rather than highlighting pharmacists' statutory obligations.

What's new in the 40th edition?

Revised sections on medicines reconciliation and helping patients to understand their medicines
New guidance on conflicts of interest and declaration of interests
Information on changes to legislation that enable therapeutic radiographers to be independent prescribers, dietitians to be supplementary prescribers and the addition of an exemption for the sale, supply and administration of certain medicines by orthoptists.
New information on supply of naloxone by individuals employed or engaged in the provision of recognised drug treatment services
New guidance on biosimilars
New guidance on Electronic Health Records and Summary Care Records
Additional information on requests by veterinary surgeons for wholesale supply of human medicines for use in animals
Revised section on administration of adrenaline in an emergency
Controlled drugs section updated to reflect the NICE guideline that was published in April 2016
Controlled Drugs: safe use and management,this includes updated information on running balances and disposal of spent methadone bottles
Updated information on controlled drugs requisition requirements in line with new legislation
New Home Office approved wording for instalment prescribing
Revised section on Controlled Drugs Accountable Officers
Updated guidance on destruction of Controlled Drugs

Contents:

1. Foreword
2. Core concepts and skills
3. Underpinning knowledge -legislation and professional issues
4. Royal Pharmaceutical Society Resources
5. Professionals Standards
6. Excluded topics and signposting
7. Partnerships with specialist groups
8. Pharmacist Support
9. GPhC standards and guidance