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25/07/2014 - MEP 38 published

The 38th edition of Medicines, Ethics and Practice the professional guide for pharmacists, is now published

and has been distributed free of charge with this week's edition of The Pharmaceutical Journal to all RPS

Members, Fellows, Associates, Pharmaceutical Scientist members and Associate Pre-registration trainee

members who are due to qualify in 2015. All members, including student members, benefit from free online

access to the electronic version of MEP 38.

Whats new in the MEP 38

We have introduced the following new topics in MEP 38:

Guidance on the principles of Medicines Optimisation (England) and Pharmaceutical Care (Scotland) toenable patients to obtain the best possible outcomes from their medicines.

Information on RPS resources that can help a pharmacist with their professional development. These

include Continuing Professional Development (CPD), RPS Faculty, RPS Foundation Pharmacy

Framework, Developing Leadership, and Mentoring.

Guidance on Research Involvement, outlining the importance of pharmacists understanding the ethical

implications of research, requirements for research and how these impact on their working practices.

Signposting to detailed information on existing electronic prescriptions systems.

Guidance on dispensing a prescription presented to a pharmacist in Welsh language (including labelling).

Guidance for pharmacists on administering adrenaline in an emergency.

In this edition we have also made a number of updates, amendments and improvements to existing topics in

response to changes in legislation, standards, and member and advisory panel feedback.

Significant updates are outlined below:

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In line with the legislative changes in August 2013, we revised information on appropriate practitioners to

include podiatrist independent prescribers and physiotherapist independent prescribers.Revised EEA and Swiss prescription requirements in response to legislation changes in March 2014.

Inclusion of the revised MHRA regulatory statement Guidance for pharmacists on the repeal of Section

10(7) of the Medicines Act 1968 (published by MHRA in March 2014).

Brief outline of the controlled drug changes for Tramadol, Lisdexamfetamine, Zopiclone and Zaleplon and

signposting information to comprehensive guidance available on the RPS website.

Guidance on dealing with controlled drugs running balance checks for stock that has been at zero balance

for some time.

Revised information on extemporaneous methadone in line with publication of the General Pharmaceutical

Council (GPhC) Guidance for Registered Pharmacies Preparing Unlicensed Medicines.

Within the section on Professional Standards, revised information on Hospital Standards outlining RPSwork over the past year, included information on the new Public Health and Homecare Services

Standards.

With the permission of the GPhC we have continued to include GPhC standards and guidance within theappendices; this year we have added the new GPhC guidance for Registered Pharmacies Preparing Unlicensed

Medicines which was published in May 2014.

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