Workshop
Prescribing in Practice
Part 2
Aims and Objectives
To inform non medical prescribers about:-
• Types of prescribing in Hospitals
• Prescriptions for non-NHS and AHPs
• Potential areas for error in prescription writing
• BNF 60(2010)
Cautionary Labels
• Can be used to give more detail that you
feel strongly should be on the packaging
of the product
• A prescriber may feel on a specific
occasion that a cautionary label should not
be used- can you think of one that may be
put on by the pharmacist? If you do not
want the label to be used you must
endorse your prescription with-’NCL’ but
then the exact wording you want to
replace this has to be specified Source BNF60 2010
Group Activity
• In interprofessional groups you will
complete an activity reviewing 3 written
prescriptions
• You will then develop a poster which
promotes principles for safe prescription
writing practice
Further reading
• Dean B. Barber N. Schachter M (2000) What is a prescribing
error? Quality Health Care 9 pp232-237
• Reddy B. (2006) Prescription writing standards: why they are
important Nurse Prescribing vol.4 No.8 pp330-335
• Maintaining competency in prescribing: An outline framework to
help allied health professional supplementary prescribers
• National Prescribing Centre (2004) Maintaining competency in
prescribing: An outline framework to help allied health
professional supplementary prescribers. Available on line @
http://www.npc.co.uk/maintain_comp_in_prescribing.htm
• Prescribing Self Tests online:
http://learning.north.londonmet.ac.uk/prescribing/prescribing_exe
rcises.htm
References
British National Formulary www.bnf.org.uk
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