2DRx SOP - LloydsPharmacy

Pharmaceutical Assessment
Objectives
This SOP is designed to ensure that all prescriptions that are dispensed are safe, valid and
clinically appropriate.
This SOP will ensure:
• The script is safe for the customer
• The script is clinically appropriate
• The script is legally valid
• All the items prescribed on the script are reimbursable
• The medicines are used as intended
Scope
This SOP covers the pharmaceutical assessment of all 2DRx NHS prescriptions.
Responsibility
Members of staff responsible for this process should be listed in the Record of Competence.
Only those members of staff listed are to be considered competent to carry out this
procedure. No other member of staff should be asked to carry out any part of this process.
Review
The SOP will be reviewed annually, when there are any changes to legislation affecting the
process, or in the event of any change of staff, or any increase or decrease in the
competence level of the staff. The SOP should also be reviewed following a critical incident.
The responsibility for reviewing the SOP rests with the Pharmacy Manager (Pharmacist), or
in their absence, the Pharmacist or Pharmacy Manager (non-Pharmacist). In the absence of
these members of staff, the Area Manager will be responsible for review.
If as a result of the review any changes to the SOP are deemed necessary, these must be
approved by the Superintendent’s Department. For any changes to the SOP an application
must be submitted, in writing, explaining in detail the changes deemed necessary and the
reasoning behind these changes. The application should be sent by post to the
Superintendent’s Department, at Sapphire Court.
2DRx Standard Operation Procedure July 2011 Page 11