if it is for a child? is that what everybody does out there
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if it is for a child? is that what everybody does out there
Newly registered in 1981
Inform customer that there will be a charge, but you will do your best to keep it to a minimum.Originally Posted by howe928
Find out what the medication is.
Ask yourself what are the consequences of the child being without medication.
Some kind off evidence - regular PMR.
If from out of town, a 'Right Hand Side of a prescription', or 'phone usual pharmacy for verification if they are open.
If patient not happy with any of these steps, direct them to OOH service. So that they have a choice.
Where am I?; In the Pharmacy.
Who are you?; The new Number 2.
Who is number 1?; You are number 6.
What do you want?;..................
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Remember tho that it's not the patient that you are talking to, and so cannot legally make an emergency supply
See, it's not just the RP laws that are hopeless....
Newly registered in 1981
...and can you legally make an emergency supply at the request of a child?
Where am I?; In the Pharmacy.
Who are you?; The new Number 2.
Who is number 1?; You are number 6.
What do you want?;..................
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If the child is "Fraser competent", yes.
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by emergency supply at request of pateint it really means "the patient or their legal guardian", so for a child it is ok for a parent to ask for an emergency supply for their child.
I once supplied the father of a highly mentally disabled patient, who also suffered from epilepsy with an anti-epileptic as an emergency supply, because at the time I couldn't see why anyone would prposecute me for trying to help such a patient.
What might complicate things is an adult carer/relative asking for an emergency supply for a housbound patient, in which case professional judgement should be used to determine if the carer has full reponsibility for the welfare of that patient, although all a pharmacist really need to do to comply with the "patient's request" part is to talk to the "patient" on the phone, and supply their representative with the medication. I don't think it says any where the person requesting should collect the medicines personally.
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