Use of reference sources
Pharmacists are reminded of the need to take care
when using reference sources from overseas. Such sources may use dosage
abbreviations and other expressions that have meanings different from
their meanings in the United Kingdom. The use of an overseas reference
source has resulted in an error being made in the interpretation of a
maximum dosage, for which the overseas dosage abbreviation was similar
to an abbreviation used in the UK but with a significantly different meaning.
For this reason, pharmacists who choose to use non-UK
reference sources must identify any differences in the meaning of abbreviations
or other terms and make their decisions accordingly.
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Identity of pharmacy visitors
Pharmacists are reminded that they should make suitable
checks to confirm the identity of visitors to their pharmacies. It is
advisable to ask for some form of identity if the person is unknown or
if the pharmacist is at all unsure. This advice would be pertinent to
persons collecting or receiving drugs, police officers, waste contractors,
pharmacy inspectors, medical representatives, persons requesting pharmacy
data or any other similar persons. If the pharmacist is in any doubt as
to whether or not the identification is legitimate, further checks should
be carried out with the person's head office, using directory enquiries
to check the telephone number.
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