Introduction to Medicines - Care Homes

A half day work shop designed to basics of medicines management in residential and nursing home care, suitable for staff at the induction stage.

This course covers the following:-

• What is a drug?
• What is a medicine?
• Classes of medicines
• Controlled drugs
• Different forms of medicines
• Different routes of administration
• How do medicines work?
• Strengths of medicines
• Dose, timing and frequency
• Generic and brand names
• Medicine labels
• Warning labels
• Homely remedies
• Short assessment

This course costs £30 per person

Training sessions are run by a qualified pharmacist, at your premises and cost the appropriate fee per person (minimum of 10 people per session) plus travel expenses of 28p per mile.

Venue: At your premises or suitable venue
Date: 12/02/2008
Time: 9.30-1pm or 1.30pm-5pm
Category: Medicines Management