Irish Pharmacy Law & Ethics Flashcards
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A patient demands their repeat prescription before the due date, claiming they are going on holiday. The pharmacist should:
Answer: Use professional judgement, verify the reason and consider a partial early supply if clinically appropriate
Professional judgement is required. Early supply may be justified for holidays — the pharmacist may dispense a limited early quantity. For CDs, contact with the prescriber and extra caution is needed.
Under the PSI Code of Conduct, which principle requires pharmacists to treat all patients with equal respect regardless of background?
Answer: Justice and non-discrimination
The justice principle requires pharmacists to distribute care fairly and without discrimination. The PSI Code explicitly requires equal respect for all patients regardless of age, race, religion, disability or other characteristics.
Methadone dispensing in Irish pharmacies for opioid dependence is governed by which protocol?
Answer: HSE Methadone Treatment Protocol
The HSE Methadone Treatment Protocol regulates supervised daily dispensing of methadone in community pharmacies in Ireland. Pharmacies must be approved under the protocol and comply with supervised consumption requirements.
Which record must a pharmacy maintain for each pharmacist working in that pharmacy?
Answer: Proof of PSI registration
Pharmacies must verify and maintain records of PSI registration for each pharmacist. Only registered pharmacists may supervise dispensing. PSI registration status can be checked on the public register.
The Poisons (Ireland) Regulations 2008 classify certain non-medicinal poisons. A pharmacy selling a Poisons List substance must:
Answer: Enter the sale in the Poisons Register and confirm the purchaser's identity and purpose
Schedule 1 Poisons require the purchaser to be known to the pharmacist or properly introduced, provide a reason for purchase, and the transaction must be recorded in the Poisons Register.
Which term describes the legal category of medicines that may be sold without a prescription from a pharmacy or general retail outlet in Ireland?
Answer: General Sale List (GSL) medicines
General Sale List medicines may be sold from any general retail outlet without pharmacy supervision. In contrast, Pharmacy-only (P) medicines require sale from a registered pharmacy under pharmacist supervision.