Administering Medication reflective account
Administering Medication reflective account
The legislation which governs how medication is administered, stored and recorded include the following:
The Health and Social Care Act 2008
The Medicines Act 1968
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
COSHH Regulations 1999
Access to Health Records Act 1990
Data Protection Act 1998
Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005
Common types of medication which I deal with and support my clients with are:
Paracetamol- usually prescribed as 500mg tablets and used to relieve symptoms of mild to moderate pain and can also be used to reduce body temperature during fever. Potential side effects can include; rashes and blood disorders although these are rare.
Simvastation- usually prescribed as tablets ranging in strength from 10mg to 80mg and used to control cholesterol levels in the body, it can also be used to prevent cardiovascular events in people with atheroscletric cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus. Side effects can include; headache, altered live function tests, gastro-intestinal effects including abdominal pain, flatulence, constipation, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting.
Lactulose- prescribed as a solution to relieve symptoms of constipation. Potential side effects include flatulence, cramps and abdominal discomfort.
(Information from BNF)
Medication which require specific physiological measurements include:
Buccal Midazolam- This PRN medication is used to control seizure status
Alimemazine Tartrate- This is used as a sedative to help relax individuals
Adverse reactions (side effects) are caused by most medicines but they don’t occur in everyone. Quite often the side effects are mild and a client maybe happy to live with them providing they are benefitting from the medicine. Sometimes the side effects can disappear shortly after regularly taking the medicine. Some side effects will cause more discomfort and the prescribing GP may discontinue the medicine and suggest an alternative. Known side
The legislation which governs how medication is administered, stored and recorded include the following:
The Health and Social Care Act 2008
The Medicines Act 1968
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
COSHH Regulations 1999
Access to Health Records Act 1990
Data Protection Act 1998
Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005
Common types of medication which I deal with and support my clients with are:
Paracetamol- usually prescribed as 500mg tablets and used to relieve symptoms of mild to moderate pain and can also be used to reduce body temperature during fever. Potential side effects can include; rashes and blood disorders although these are rare.
Simvastation- usually prescribed as tablets ranging in strength from 10mg to 80mg and used to control cholesterol levels in the body, it can also be used to prevent cardiovascular events in people with atheroscletric cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus. Side effects can include; headache, altered live function tests, gastro-intestinal effects including abdominal pain, flatulence, constipation, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting.
Lactulose- prescribed as a solution to relieve symptoms of constipation. Potential side effects include flatulence, cramps and abdominal discomfort.
(Information from BNF)
Medication which require specific physiological measurements include:
Buccal Midazolam- This PRN medication is used to control seizure status
Alimemazine Tartrate- This is used as a sedative to help relax individuals
Adverse reactions (side effects) are caused by most medicines but they don’t occur in everyone. Quite often the side effects are mild and a client maybe happy to live with them providing they are benefitting from the medicine. Sometimes the side effects can disappear shortly after regularly taking the medicine. Some side effects will cause more discomfort and the prescribing GP may discontinue the medicine and suggest an alternative. Known side