Medication Dispensing
Be equipped with the knowledge and required skills to pack the medications as per prescribed in the prescription and dispense it safely to the patient
Overview
This module equips the learner with the knowledge and required skills to pack the medications as per prescribed in the prescription and dispense it safely to the patient.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate common medications between their generic and brand/trade names, the different forms, therapeutic uses and routes of medications administration.
- Assist in prioritising orders for dispensing medications and validation of prescriptions before entering the data accurately as per prescribed.
- Perform pharmaceutical calculations, packing of medications, labelling and prioritise orders for dispensing medications correctly as prescribed.
- Recognize some common prescription/medication errors and report it according to organisational guidelines and safe practices.
- Assist in proper storage, perform inventory, supply/replenish and proper disposal of medications.
Course Outline
- General principles in clinical pharmacology and therapeutic uses of prescribed medicines
- Factors affecting prioritisation of prescriptions
- Methods to prioritise prescription orders
- Computerised dispensing systems
- Pharmaceutical calculations
- Types of container used in packaging
- Requirements for medication labels
- Dispensing error reporting procedures
- Common medications by generic and proprietary brand names
- Available sources of drug information
- Institutions’ drug formulary and availability of prescribed medicines
- Special arrangement to supply prescribed medicine not readily available
- Storage conditions
- Identify required drugs and ingredients by the International Nonproprietary Name (INN), generic, common or brand names
- Identify basic drug related problems in prescriptions and/or medication orders
- Prioritise the order in which prescriptions are processed
- Enter prescription data accurately into patients’ medication records
- Perform pharmaceutical calculations
- Pack medications accurately according to prescriptions
- Apply legible, comprehensible and complete labels to packed medicines
- Replenish stock of prepacked medication
- Issue stocks to relevant locations
- Identify and report medication incidents including near misses, dispensing errors, verifications and outcomes to supervisors
- Check that medications and labels are prepared in accordance to prescriptions
- Validate prescriptions in accordance to legal requirements and organisational guidelines
- Identify invalid or deficit prescriptions
- Seek rectification from prescribers on invalid or deficit prescriptions
- Identify the prescribed drugs on prescriptions
Target Audience
- Existing healthcare workers
Entry Requirements
- Obtained at least a C6 pass at N-Level in any 1 subject or equivalent; OR
- Workplace Literacy & Numeracy (WPLN) Level 4 (Speaking, Listening, Reading & Numeracy) and Level 3 (Writing)
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a formal recognition through the award of a Statement(s) of Attainment (SOA) from SkillsFuture Singapore.
Course Date
12 June 2023
11 September 2023
Course Date
12 June 2023
11 September 2023
Course Date & Registration
Course Date
To be Confirmed
Course Duration
The training is delivered via classroom and practical sessions
Total: 4.1 days
- Day 1: Asynchronous/Synchronous e-learning (2 hours)
- Day 1, 2 & 3: Classroom training (22 hours)
- Day 4: Assessment (1 hour)
- Clinical attachment (8 hours)
Course Venue
HMI Institute
Course Fee
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) is providing course fee funding to the healthcare in-service staff.
- Up to 70% course fee subsidy for Singaporean aged 21-39 & SPR 21 years and above.
- Up to 90% course fee subsidy for Singaporean aged 40 & above.
- Up to 90% course fee subsidy for all staff (Singaporean & SPR) under the Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) for SME employers.
| Full Course Fee | $726.00 (before GST) |
Baseline Subsidy (Non-SME SC/SPR <40 y/o) Fee Payable After SSG 70% Subsidy | $237.40 (including 9% GST) |
Enhanced Subsidy (All SME SC/SPR + Non SME SC/SPR >39 y/o) Fee Payable After SSG 90% Subsidy | $79.13 (including 9% GST) |
Enquiry
HMI Institute reserves the right to postpone or cancel the courses if minimum enrolment is not met.
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