Fatal Dispensing errors

[Rafael]

how can someone go on becoming a pharmacy technician or ACT? does it require university attendance or practical training?
Cheers

[bobbin]

how can someone go on becoming a pharmacy technician or ACT? does it require university attendance or practical training?
Cheers

The pharmacy tech course (NVQ3) is predominantly a distance learning course. Modules and evidence have to be posted off at regular intervals. The ACT course normally involves checking 1000+ items which are all double checked by the pharmacist. A single serious mistake would lead to a fail, a couple of very small errors are permitted eg. having a patient labelled as Miss rather than Mrs.
A final checking exam is then scheduled once the 1000+ items have been correctly checked at work.

Bobbin

[kanna108]

Very interesting reading for a 3rd year aspiring pharmacist, I must say. It just annoys me this whole aspect of being responsible for the damned incompetence of other pharmacy staff! And I know it's a bit of a cliched line, but I gotta say it - it's just not fair

[Web Ferret]

there was a case where a pharmacy technician and the pharmacist were both fined and paid compensations for a dispensing error, which means the rules are about to change.

Do you know any more about this case or have any links?

[johnep]

Now become case history establishing that cos can hide behind the SOP and put all the blame on the pharmacist. Also establishes that techs have a legal responsibility.
johnep

[Zoggite]

Do you know any more about this case or have any links?

WalesOnline - News - Wales News - Fined pharmacists gave wrong drug to patient who died

[Web Ferret]

Ta

[Mrs. Robinson]

digoxin being dispensed ( 62.5mcg required but 250mcg disp)

being a tutor put digoxin and litium on the table and say: look, you pick up the wrong strength and the patients dies, make sure not to double check but check what you pick up from the shelf THREE times, also i brief the staff from time to time. and yet slow down a bit when get a script for the above.

better to be safe than sorry