| Standard not met | Reason | Action being taken by the Pharmacy | By when | Notification By Pharmacy Improvements Made |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | Stock medicines are not suitably managed. The pharmacy cannot demonstrate that it stores all medicines appropriately or that it carries out enough checks to show that they are suitable for supply. |
Staff to review date checking procedures and adhere to Company date checking and cleaning schedules, which ensures that the whole of the dispensary is checked over a 3 month period. Confirmation of checks to be recorded on Intranet by pharmacy staff and monitored by Area Co-ordinator and Pharmacy Superintendent Staff reminded by Pharmacy Superintendent of procedures around blister pack/MDS dispensing – tablets/capsules not to be removed from blister strips until ready to be dispensed. – spot- checks to be undertaken by Pharmacist & Pharmacy Superintendent on an ongoing basis. |
06/12/2019 | 06/12/2019 |
Pharmacy inspections
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