Medicines management for nurses: explaining legal governance

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Rae, B. (2024). Medicines management for nurses: explaining legal governance. Nursing Standard. 39 (6). https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2024.e12177
AuthorsRae, B.
Abstract

There are multiple acts of law and case law that govern UK prescribing practice. This article looks at three aspects in
particular: the classification and prescribing of controlled drugs, including the meaning of medicine classes and schedules and which healthcare professionals the law permits to prescribe; the prescribing of unlicensed medicines, including the difference between unlicensed and off-license medicines; and negligence in prescribing practice. The acts of law that are relevant to each topic are outlined and examples of significant case law or other legal rulings are provided to demonstrate how the law is relevant to nurses’ clinical practice.

Keywordsclinical - controlled drugs - drug administration - drug errors - drug storage - medicines - medicines management - nurse prescribing - prescribing
Year2024
JournalNursing Standard
Journal citation39 (6)
PublisherRCN Publishing (RCNi)
ISSN2047-9018
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2024.e12177
Web address (URL)https://journals.rcni.com/nursing-standard/evidence-and-practice/medicines-management-for-nurses-explaining-legal-governance-ns.2024.e12177/abs
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Online08 Jan 2024
Print05 Jun 2024
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Accepted26 Sep 2023
Deposited11 Jun 2024
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