Gillbrae Pharmacy (1100088) - Improvement action plan

The pharmacy doesn't store and manage all its medicines appropriately. The team doesn't have effective arrangements to identify and remove medicines approaching their expiry date. And it doesn't store all its medicines in the original packaging, increasing the risk of error

Pharmacy stock to be date checked, with short dated stock highlighted, and out-of-date/obsolete medication disposed of in an appropriate manner.

Date checking matrix to be completed accordingly and then maintained following company process, including the Pharmacy Manager to verify its completion each Quarter.

Pharmacy medicines storage drawers and shelving to be tidied and re-organised alphabetically. Medicines to be separated by strength and form. Caution stickers to be applied where appropriate to reduce risk.

Any medicines not stored in original packaging to be segregated and disposed of in appropriate manner.
If medication must be stored outside of original packaging, a clean skillet must be used with batch number and expiry date information clearly displayed.