Irish Pharmacy Union - IPU
Standard Operating Procedure for Pharmacy Specific Methods of Storing Medicinal Products
Purpose:
To set a standardised protocol of procedures for Pharmacy Specific Methods of Storing Medicinal Products
Scope:
This SOP covers all medicinal products within a retail pharmacy business, including veterinary products.
Responsibility:
It is the responsibility of the supervising pharmacist to ensure that all medicinal products are stored according to the methods listed below
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This SOP has been designed to be used in a working pharmacy environment; however, we recommend that the SOP is tailored to reflect processes in your pharmacy where appropriate. This SOP is dynamic, and should be constantly updated when and where necessary. If no errors, incidences or PSI recommendations occur a review should be carried out every six months starting from the creation date. This review will update the SOP content and format with the goal to enable reduction of error within the pharmacy.
|Stage of Procedure |Person(s) Responsible |
|All items received in the pharmacy should be received following the SOP for ordering receipt, checking and entering into | |
|stock of medicinal products | |
|All items should be stored in the appropriate area making sure that products with the longest expiry are placed behind the| |
|same product with a shorter expiry. | |
|Medicines must be stored according to individual manufacturers’ requirements and away from direct sunlight, heat source or| |
|moisture. | |
|Heavy items should be placed on lower shelves. | |
|Store CD2 medicinal products and CD3 medicinal products in the controlled drugs cupboard, making sure that products with | |
|the longest expiry are placed behind the same product with a shorter expiry. | |
|The controlled drugs cupboard is located: | |
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|Follow the SOP for dealing with the receipt of CD2 and CD3 medicinal products. | |
|Store items requiring refrigeration in the fridge making sure that products with the longest expiry are placed behind the | |
|same product with a shorter expiry | |
|The fridge is located _____________________________________________________________________ | |
|Do not place items directly against the cooling plate to avoid freezing the product | |
|Where possible allow a finger width between each group of products | |
|Follow the SOP for dealing with the receipt of medicinal products requiring refrigeration. | |
|All other prescription-only medicinal products should be stored on the dispensary shelves in alphabetical order, unless | |
|listed in the “Specific Storage Places” list. | |
|Ensure that all pharmacy-only medicines are stored in a part of the premises to which the public does not have access, | |
|typically behind the pharmacy counter. | |
|You can check the list on hpra.ie to see if a non-prescription medicine is designated pharmacy-only. | |
|Specific Storage Places |
|Medicinal Product |Location |
|Over the Counter Medicines |
|Medicines not Containing Codeine | |
|Medicines Containing Codeine | |
|Pharmacy-only medicines | |
|Veterinary Medicines | |
|Prescription Medicines |
|CD4 Medicines | |
|High Tech Medicines not Requiring Refrigeration | |
|Exempt (unlicensed) Medicines not Requiring Refrigeration | |
|Oral Contraceptive Pills and Hormone Replacement Therapy. | |
|Inhalers and Sprays | |
|Creams and Ointments not Requiring Refrigeration | |
|Suppositories not Requiring Refrigeration | |
|Injections not Requiring Refrigeration | |
|Diabetic Test Strips | |
|Lancers and Needles | |
|Syringes | |
|External Liquids | |
|Internal Liquids not Requiring Refrigeration | |
|Drops and Ointments for Eye/Ear/Nose not Requiring Refrigeration | |
|Nutritional Drinks | |
|Sachets | |
|Ostomy, Urostomy, Ileostomy and Colostomy products | |
|Ingredients for Compounding | |
|Bulky Items | |
|Veterinary Medicines | |
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I have signed to say that I have read and understood the Standard Operating Procedure for Pharmacy Specific methods of Storing Medicinal Products.
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