Dispensing

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Healthy Living Hub: Check Before You Tick Campaign

This article will give you information about the Check Before You Tick briefing sheet.

Health warning: safety margin has been cut

A dispensing error has made the news. An unconscious baby was rushed to hospital after being given an anti-psychotic drug, olanazapine, instead of omeprazole. It was a case of the right label, wrong drug.

The impact of such incidents on the patient and their family is uppermost in our minds when things go wrong because we share the pain, feel the anger, experience the hurt and reflect on the sorrow made worse by the fact that we’re to blame. Saying sorry is never enough, and there are no words to embroider around that fact.

The case for a dispensing robot

A range of factors affects the suitability of automation and technology for each pharmacy business. This module considers the business case for installing dispensary automation.

 

Dispensing improvement?

Richard Hough considers the legal implications of hub-and-spoke dispensing

Optimise your income

Chairman of the LIPCO federated group Mukesh Lad shares some tips to maximise funding opportunities during testing times.

Supplying medicines to non-UK residents

This CPD article will provide guidance and look at the issues on the legality of supplying medicines to non-UK residents.

Multi-compartment compliance aids - are they ever a good option?

This CPD article covers the guidance for and issues with the use of multi-compartment compliance aids (MCAs).

Maintaining the cold-chain in your pharmacy

This CPD article reviews the best practice guidance in order to help pharmacists and technicians maintain the dispensary cold-chain.

Dispensing errors: reducing the risks

Gary Choo, Numark's head of information services, explains how to minimize risks associated with dispensing errors