2002: Introduction & week 2

Which organisation regulates licensed medicinal products in the UK?

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Which statement best defines a medicinal product?

Any substance used to treat or prevent disease, or modify physiological functions

A medicinal product may modify physiological functions through which type of action?

Pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action

Licensed medicinal products must meet acceptable standards of:

Efficacy, safety and quality

Which of the following is included in the summary of product characteristics (SmPC)

Indications and recommended doses

Which Act governs the control of medicines for human and veterinary use in the UK?

Medicines Act 1968

Which legislation enabled non-medical prescribing?

Health and Social Care Act 2001

What are the two main categories for Medicinal Products ?

POM (Prescription-Only Medicine), OTC (Over-the-Counter)

Which category of medicine can be sold in supermarkets without pharmacist supervision?

GSL (General Sales List)

What are the two subcategories of Medicinal Products?

P (Pharmacy Medicine), GSL (General Sales List)

Which of the following is not included on a valid prescription?

Patient Diagnosis

For POMs, the patient’s age must be stated when the patient is:

<12 years

Controlled drug prescriptions:

have additional legal requirements

Who can not prescribe under the Medicines Act 1968 since expansion?

Freelance herbalists: but only if they deliver the medication via the patient paying in IOU

What does pharmacokinetics describe?

How the body interacts with medications over time

Pharmacokinetics covers which time period of drug exposure?

From administration (taking the drug) to the point of elimination (the drug is completely removed from the body).