Section 5: How to Access Information About Medication ...

42 LaW Ltd 2011 Approved national sources of Information About Medication Please read the following as it will help you answer questions 20 and order to minimise the risk of error and to ensure that Medication is correctly administered you will need to be familiar with the medicines you administer. It is therefore important to learn About the medicines you handle. As a minimum you should be aware of: what the Medication is used for (the therapeutic use) any side effects to look out for any special instructions/precautions, for example take on an empty stomach or if there are any foods or drinks the individual should avoid whilst taking the Medication any precautions or contra-indications, for example if the service user is pregnant, has liver problems, low blood pressure or is diabetic (there are also many other contra-indications) the normal dosage that should be administered the form in which the Medication should be administered the route and timing of the administration any special storage instructions Practice tipDid you know that grapefruit juice and cranberry juice can affect the way in which some medicines work?

In addition to your manager, the prescribing officer and the pharmacist, there are a number of places where you can access information about the medicines being

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