Medication Audit - Clients Homes

Medication Audit - Clients Homes

Medication Audit - Clients Homes
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Storage of Medication

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Is medication stored in a suitable location?
If medication safes are being used has appropriate consent been sought and recorded?
Are medicines requiring refrigeration stored in the fridge?
Are refrigerated medicines properly labelled to indicate storage requirements?
Is medication within date?
Are expiry dates regularly checked?
Are all eye drops labelled clearly on both the bottles and boxes?
Are all creams and ointments labelled clearly?
Are all creams and ointments clearly dated when opened?
Are stock levels appropriate?
Have all discontinued and/or expired medicines been returned to the pharmacy for disposal and recorded?

Administration of Medication

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Is medication administered from original containers as received from the pharmacy?
Are labels printed clearly?
Are dosage instructions clear?
Is all medication labelled clearly?
Have any labels been defaced or changed?
Are appropriate cautions and warnings clear?
Are measures in place to identify clients to ensure that they receive the correct medication?
Are protocols in place for PRN medication?
Are Body Maps completed for prescribed creams?
Where emollients are prescribed is a Risk Assessment in place?
Where patches are prescribed are application sites clearly recorded? Have patches been administered as prescribed e.g. sites changed?

Homely Remedies

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Are homely remedies in place?
Have all homely remedies been agreed by GP/Pharmacy before they are given to a client?
Is adequate information in place relating to administration – list of medicines, dose, frequency?
Is the administration of homely remedies adequately recorded?
Does the client’s Medication Profile contain details of homely remedies?

Controlled Drugs

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Where required is there appropriate storage for controlled drugs?
Do stock levels agree with the written balance?
Are receipt and administration of controlled drugs clearly recorded, signed, dated and witnessed?

Oxygen

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Are medical oxygen cylinders and any other medical gases securely and safely stored?

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