PHARMACISTS are being urged to be mindful of their responsibilities when dispensing medicines with the support of real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) systems.
Professional indemnity insurer, Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL), has issued a practice alert reminding pharmacists that RTPM systems are decision-making tools designed to alert them to "potential high-risk situations".
However, PDL stressed the pop-up warnings were a guide and "pharmacists must use their own clinical judgement" when dispensing.
PDL advised pharmacists to conduct a risk assessment before dispensing, and document high-risk interactions, including their reasoning for making decisions.
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