A community pharmacy service supplies an influenza vaccine under a signed patient group direction. A trainee asks what this permits. What is the

Question

A community pharmacy service supplies an influenza vaccine under a signed patient group direction. A trainee asks what this permits. What is the legal classification/requirement?

Accepted Answer

Supply or administration to defined patients under the PGD criteria

Answer

Delegation of clinical assessment to an untrained counter assistant

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Supply outside the PGD when professional judgement supports it

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Creation of a repeat prescription for later collection

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Independent prescribing for any condition chosen by the pharmacist

Patient group direction — GPhC CRA MCQ

A community pharmacy service supplies an influenza vaccine under a signed patient group direction. A trainee asks what this permits. What is the legal classification/requirement?