Asm 34 Administer Medication to Individuals and Monitor the Effects

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ASM 34 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects 1.1 Identify current legislation, guidelines , policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. The following is a list of current legislation, guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication: • Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 – Primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the work place for the UK. Obviously this covers administration of medication by COSHH (regulation 2), Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health – thus ensuring medication is stored away appropriately. In addition this Act would also cover safe practices and procedures in administering medication. • Medicines Act 1968 – This piece of legislation governs the control of medicines for both human and veterinary use. This also includes the manufacture and supply of medication. The Act defines three types of medication; Prescription Only Medication (POM), medication which can only be prescribed by an appropriate person and prepared & dispatched by a pharmacist; Pharmacy medicines (P), medications which you can only get from a pharmacy; General sales list (GSL), medication which can be bought from a shop without a prescription. • Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971 – This legislation presents a list a drugs which are controlled/prohibited and the penalties of their unlawful use. This legislation also gives the Government a drug licensing system, which other Acts don’t allow. • Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) and the Essential Standards - The regulations describe the essential standards of quality and safety that people who use care services have a right to expect. This encompasses the appropriate protocols surrounding the administration of medication. • RPS Handling Medicines in Social Care Guidelines – The Royal Pharmaceutical Society

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