Pharmacology Safety Guidelines

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Pharmacology Safety Guidelines...

Pharmacology Safety Guidelines

Safety is paramount concern in drug administration!

Know the "Five Rights" when administering drugs:

1. Right patient

2. Right time and frequency of administration

3. Right dose

4. Right route of administration

5. Right drug

13 Guidelines For Safety in Drug Administration:

1. Know the policies of your work place (clinic, hospital, physician's office.)

2. Give only those medications for which the physician has written and signed the order.

3. Know and use common abbreviations with 100 percent accuracy!

4. Check with the head nurse or physician when in doubt about any medication.

5. Identify the patient.

6. Double check! Make certain that the date on the medicine card, or order

corresponds exactly with the label on the patient's medicine.

7. Always have an other person, e.g. the head nurse, or pharmacist check

calculations.

8. Read all directions, warnings, and interactions about the drug and double

check with patient and chart what his/her current medications are and if there are any known allergies to medications.

9. Do not converse during drug administrations, and concentrate on

your duty! Remember that attentiveness is the most important aspect of safety.

10. Remain with patient until all medications have been swallowed.

11. Watch patient for signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction.

12. Record (chart) only after medication has been given.

13. Keep the medication cabinet or drug cart locked at all times when not in use

and do not give keys to the medicine cabinet or drug cart to an unauthorized person.

DEA Scheduled Controlled Substances

SCHEDULE

ABUSE

POTENTIAL

EXAMPLES

COMMENTS

HANDLING

C-I

Highest

Heroin, LSD, marijuana, mescaline

No accepted medical use

Experimental or research only

C-II

High

Morphine, meperidine amphetamine, methylphenydate, secobarbital, phencylidine (PCP)

May produce physical or psychological dependence, accepted medical uses

Prescriber's signature required, no refills

C-III

Moderate

Codeine mixtures, "weaker" stimulants and sedatives

May produce moderate-low physical or psychological dependence, accepted medical uses

Prescriptions may be phoned in; no more than 5 refills in 6 months, container with warning label

C-IV

Less

Benzodiazepines, pentazocine, phenobarbital, d-propoxyphene

None

Same as C-III

C-V

Least

Some codeine-containing cough syrups, diphenoxylate

None

Can be bought OTC in some states

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