DP 6,7,8,9,10

• according to APF what should be included in a compounded product label

  cal 23, batch number, expiry date, storage details.
• who can write reg 49

  authorised midwives, authorised nurse practitioners and medical practitioners
• what is required on repeat prescription

  original pharmacy PBS approval number, unique prescription number, date of last dispenign and number of repeats already supplied
• can you halve tablets? why

  no, we cannot be certain exactly half the medication is in each halve of the tablet, it is ok when the patient is taking half tablets because it will cancel out but they may experience some confusion. in compounding whole number of tbalets must be used.
• what is CTG


  concenssional or free meds for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with, or at risk of, chronic disease, and who in their doctor’s opinion would experience setbacks in the prevention or ongoing management of chronic disease if they did not take the prescribed medicine and would be unlikely to adhere to their medicines regimen without assistance. doctors register for patient. only PBS meds. only dispensed at community pharmacies or Section 94 Approved Private Hospital pharmacies. cost of non-ctg script is added to safety net
• optometry, midwife + dental prescribing


  only relevant drugs, script shave for dental or optometircal use only. no reg 24. have their own schedule. some require further training to prescribe.
• scripts for animals


  must-have for animal treatment only, the species of the animal and a way of identifying the animal
• hs meaning


  bedtime