Report of the Joint Sub-Committee on the Control of Dangerous Drugs and Poisons in Hospitals.

  • Great Britain. Joint Sub-Committee on the Control of Dangerous Drugs and Poisons in Hospitals.
Date:
1958
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Credit: Report of the Joint Sub-Committee on the Control of Dangerous Drugs and Poisons in Hospitals. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Contents THE PHARMACIST AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL DEPARTMENT Responsibility for ward stocks Inspection of ward cupboards Ordering of drugs Storage in the pharmaceutical department Supply to wards and departments Disposal of unwanted drugs WARDS AND DEPARTMENTS: PRESCRIBING, ORDERING, ADMINI- STRATION AND RECORDS Prescribing Ordering and accounting for stock from the pharmaceutical department Administration of medicines by the nursing staff Storage Custody of Drugs Limitation of ward stocks ; The “‘stock bottle’’ and multi-dose cont ede Containers . Liquids Tablets Solids Suitability of containers Labels The importance of the label. The manner of labelling containers , All preparations supplied from a pharmaceutical department : Poisons and preparations containing poisons, including Dangerous Drugs and Schedule I poisons Schedule I poisons other than Dangerous Drugs Dangerous Drugs Dangerous Drugs and Schedule I poisons supplied direct from a wholesaler or manufacturer to a hospital without a pharma- ceutical department . New experimental drugs The dating of preparations supplied for use within ; a hospital . iV ] AMnaAh RW W 10