Types of Prescriptions and Prescribers Quiz

Test your knowledge of different types of prescriptions, prescribers, and the legal validity of prescriptions. Learn about POMs, basic clinical screening of a prescription, and the legislation governing the sale, supply, and administration of prescription-only medicines.

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Which type of prescription allows the sale, supply, and administration of medicines to be restricted by legislation?

Private prescriptions

In the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), what does a patient with no nominated dispenser receive from the practitioner?

Prescription token with a unique barcode

Which type of prescriber may dispense NHS prescriptions for in-patient and out-patient use?

Hospital pharmacists

Under whose authority is a pharmacist able to sell or supply a Prescription Only Medicine (POM)?

Appropriate practitioner Signup and view all the answers

What is the main route by which a pharmacist is able to sell or supply a POM?

NHS prescription Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) mentioned in the text?

To electronically submit prescriptions from the GP to the nominated pharmacy Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of a 'prescription token' mentioned in the text?

It provides a unique identifier for dispensers to download or 'pull down' the legal electronic prescription Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean for a medicine to be classified as a Prescription Only Medicine (POM)?

It can only be sold or supplied by a pharmacist under the authority of a prescription from an appropriate practitioner Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of an appropriate practitioner in relation to Prescription Only Medicines (POMs)?

To prescribe POMs in accordance with the legal requirements Signup and view all the answers

What are the different types of NHS prescriptions mentioned in the text?

Community NHS prescriptions and hospital NHS prescriptions Signup and view all the answers

Types of Prescriptions and Prescribers Quiz

Questions and Answers

Which type of prescription allows the sale, supply, and administration of medicines to be restricted by legislation?

In the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), what does a patient with no nominated dispenser receive from the practitioner?

Which type of prescriber may dispense NHS prescriptions for in-patient and out-patient use?

Under whose authority is a pharmacist able to sell or supply a Prescription Only Medicine (POM)?

What is the main route by which a pharmacist is able to sell or supply a POM?

What is the main purpose of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) mentioned in the text?

What is the significance of a 'prescription token' mentioned in the text?

What does it mean for a medicine to be classified as a Prescription Only Medicine (POM)?

What is the role of an appropriate practitioner in relation to Prescription Only Medicines (POMs)?

What are the different types of NHS prescriptions mentioned in the text?

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