Emergency supplies as Intervention MURs?!?

[Linnear]

Hiya Zogs, sorry to confuse ya!

Welcome to PSNC- Speaking for Community Pharmacy

Looks like we're both wrong.

According to the above an intervention is an MUR and is not an essential service.

Seems crazy to me as our PCT has special little intervention sheets. Unless that's some local policy here as that seemed to involve all Rx interventions whereas the above says that interventions are over and above usual questions of safety.


Now I've looked into it more I'm even more confused!

[Tabletcounter]

"The Prescription Intervention Service is actually an MUR which is triggered by a significant problem with a patient’s prescription"

So does this mean that an Intervention MUR is just a normal MUR triggered by an event, OR is it a recording of a significant intervention on one specific drug that the patient has been prescribed??

[Zoggite]

From the PSNC's "FAQ" section:
"When you perform a prescription intervention type MUR do you only have to review the medicines that have highlighted the need for the intervention?
No. A prescription intervention requires a full MUR to be conducted on all the patient’s medicines, following the requirements laid down in the Secretary of State Directions."
So I gather that recording our intervention for just one particular drug, without reviewing all the patient's other drugs, would not be acceptable as an MUR.

[paco]

Who cares?
As long as the patient gets their free DVD/book.
Since when have professional considerations stopped Lloyds making money?