Preparation of medicinal products and health products, and dispensing and administration before expiry date
29.—(1) A licensee must ensure that no medicinal product or health product is administered, dispensed or provided to any patient after the expiry date of the product.
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(2) A licensee must establish and implement processes to ensure —
(a)
that every medicinal product or health product is accurately prepared, dispensed and administered in accordance with a prescription that is issued by —
(i)
a dentist;
(ii)
a medical practitioner; or
(iii)
a collaborative prescribing practitioner in accordance with a collaborative practice agreement; and
(b)
the keeping and maintenance of proper and accurate records of each medicinal product or health product prepared, dispensed or administered under sub-paragraph (a).
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(3) A licensee must establish and implement measures to ensure that each of the licensee’s personnel undertaking any activity related to the preparation, dispensation and administration of medicinal products or health products complies with the processes mentioned in paragraph (2).
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(4) Where a licensee knows that there is a deviation between the amount or type of medicinal product or health product dispensed or administered to a patient and the amount or type of medicinal product or health product prescribed, the licensee must —
(a)
immediately inform the patient of the deviation and the steps or measures to be taken to avoid or minimise patient harm; and
(b)
keep and maintain proper and accurate records of the deviation and when the patient was informed of the deviation under sub-paragraph (a).