Controlled Drugs and Medical Cannabis Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering prescription validity, legal requirements for requisitions, emergency supply rules, disposal procedures, and medicinal cannabis classifications based on lecture notes.

Validity of POMs and schedule 5 CD prescriptions

$6$ months from the date of issue.

Validity of Schedule 2, 3 and 4 CD prescriptions

$28$ days from the date of issue.

Requisition

A document used when a practitioner or exempted person requires a Controlled Drug for purposes such as keeping in stock or for non-medical use.

Prescription (Controlled Drugs)

A document issued when a Controlled Drug is prescribed for the treatment of a specific, named individual patient.

Emergency Supply Request from a Patient (Schedule 1, 2, and 3)

Not permitted, with the sole exception of Phenobarbital for the treatment of epilepsy.

Emergency Supply Request from a Patient (Quantity Limit)

For Phenobarbital and Schedule 4 and 5 CDs, a maximum of $5$ days' supply can be provided.

Emergency Supply Request from a Prescriber (Quantity Limit)

For Phenobarbital, Schedule 4, and 5 CDs, there is no limit on quantity, but the supply should not exceed $30$ days.

Denaturing

The process required for all Schedule 2, 3, and 4 Controlled Drugs prior to disposal, as advised by the Home Office.

Patient-Returned CD Storage

Must be stored in the Controlled Drug cabinet until they can be destroyed, and should be destroyed as soon as possible.

Good Practice Witness

A pharmacist or technician who witnesses the destruction of patient-returned Controlled Drugs; an authorized witness is not legally required for these.

Destruction of Own Out of Date Stock

Requires an entry in the Controlled Drug register (date, quantity, and authorized witness signature) and the presence of an authorized witness.

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

The psychoactive cannabinoid compound found in cannabis.

Cannabidiol (CBD)

The non-psychoactive cannabinoid compound found in cannabis.

Cannabis-Based Products for Medicinal Use (CBPMs)

Products that contain cannabis or its derivatives, are produced for medicinal use in humans, and are regulated as a medicinal product or ingredient.

Novel Foods Regulation

The classification and regulatory framework by the Food Standards Agency applied to CBD extracted from strains such as industrial hemp.

Epidyolex

The only licensed preparation of Cannabidiol (CBD) mentioned in the transcript.