Saturday 21 December 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8209
Date Request Received: 17/10/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 11/11/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Dispensing and Prescribing Practices
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Emergency Departments (ED): • Are Take-Home (TTO) medications dispensed directly to patients from the ED? o Yes, always . o Yes, but only during certain hours (e.g., out-of-hours). o No, a prescription is issued for collection at a pharmacy. o Hybrid model: Medications are dispensed during certain hours, and a prescription is issued at other times. | |
| Answer To Question 1: ED. Hybrid model | |
| Question Number 2: Outpatient Clinics: • Are medications dispensed directly to patients in outpatient clinics? o Yes, always. o Yes, but only during certain hours. o No, a prescription is issued for collection at a pharmacy. o Hybrid model: Medications are dispensed during certain hours, and a prescription is issued at other times. | |
| Answer To Question 2: Outpatients. Hybrid model | |
| Question Number 3: Outpatients Clinic: • If prescriptions are issued, can these prescriptions be fulfilled at any pharmacy? o Yes, the prescriptions can be taken to any pharmacy. o No, the prescriptions are restricted to the hospital pharmacy. | |
| Answer To Question 3: Outpatients. We run a hybrid model which is not an option to answer here! The majority of prescriptions issued are limited to the hospital pharmacy | |
| Question Number 4: In-Patients Being Discharged: • For in-patients being discharged, are TTO medications dispensed directly from the hospital pharmacy, or is a prescription given? o Medications are always dispensed directly. o A prescription is given for the patient to collect the medications from a pharmacy. o Hybrid model: Some medications are dispensed directly, while others are prescribed for collection. | |
| Answer To Question 4: Inpatients. Medicines are always dispensed directly | |
| Question Number 5: Could provide any relevant documents, protocols, or guidelines related to these practices. | |
| Answer To Question 5: No specific documents to provide | |
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