Food for Thought...

[DavidS]

I thought Co-dydramol is 10mg/500mg?

Remedeine Forte, I think. And, yes, I would always want to check the pmr.

[GAZ]

Co-dydramol 30/500 = remedeine forte

[dan the dealer]

Remedeine forte. Co-dydramol 30/500

Paracetamol 500mg + Dihydrocodeine 30mg

As for due diligence, I personally think using the PMR is part of that. You use all info you can reasonably get at the time. I'm unaware of the variations with Scotish forms (my bad), but in Wales, all aspects of the prescribing is recorded in a 2D barcode. So, if there was "dispense daily" on the original form that left the GPs room, it would appear on the scanned "form" on the PMR system.

I would hope the techs would have an idea of who the daily collections were and, to be honest, hope they would pick up on it. Though if the patient wasn't a regular, I would have thought it near impossible.

[andrew paxton]

Re the 2d Barcode: Is this anything like the English EPS, and if so, have pharmacies generally accepted it? Big problem with EPS in England is that some of the multiples aren't noticeably aware of EPS - the long shoes firm being a major example!

[dan the dealer]

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In Wales, it is a stand alone system. I know that some pharmacies were slow to pick it up, though all pharmacies now have to have the scanners if they want the practice payment (iirc ~£200 pm) Most people I've talked to are using them, though different PMR systems are very different in the ease of use. Personally I really like it as most places I've worked have high PCS% and you can really fly through them if people are used to using it. I work in an independant now and it is taking a while to get the staff to understand benefits. Co-op trialed it last year and they insist it is used for all barcoded Rx (in the SOP) but not all GPs have updated their systems to use it properly.

[LeftArm]

So, if there was "dispense daily" on the original form that left the GPs room, it would appear on the scanned "form" on the PMR system.

Dan. You have made my day. At last someone who talks about scanning scripts as if it is normal practice and not the work of the devil. In England people don't scan the scripts as standard business practice so the majority of bar coded scripts go undownloaded. In Scotland there is a payment to pharmacies that scan a % of scripts so uptake is high.

[dan the dealer]

Dan. You have made my day. At last someone who talks about scanning scripts as if it is normal practice and not the work of the devil. In England people don't scan the scripts as standard business practice so the majority of bar coded scripts go undownloaded. In Scotland there is a payment to pharmacies that scan a % of scripts so uptake is high.

It is a no brainer for me. All the info is encoded in the barcode. If you use it correctly, it speeds up dispensing (especially new patients) and reduces risk of labelling errors. Now, I'm sure if the dispensing fee was dependent on the Rx being scanned.....