Important notice:
From 15th May 2012, the team delivering the work of the NPC will form the NICE Medicines and Prescribing Centre and will sit alongside the Clinical Guidelines team within the Centre for Clinical Practice.
As part of NICE, all future Medicines and prescribing outputs will be published on the NICE website and signposted from the Medicines and prescribing home page.
One-stop dispensing and re-use of patient's own drugs (PODs)
NPC legacy site
Although no new Medicines and prescribing content will be published to the NPC legacy website, the extensive catalogue of existing publications, resources and e-learning materials will still be available to view and download for as long as the information contained within them remains accurate and up-to-date. All future Medicines and prescribing outputs will be published on the NICE website and signposted from the Medicines and prescribing homepage.
One-stop dispensing and re-use of patients own drugs effectively work together in a safe, effective and efficient way to support the patient and reduce waste. One-stop dispensing refers to the practice of combining inpatient and discharge dispensing into a single 28-day supply, which means they can be taken home with the patient to avoid waste once they have been discharged. Similarly inpatients can bring to the hospital the medicines they have already been using at home – although can only be used once they have passed an assessment done by the hospital pharmacy staff.
Find out more information about ‘one-stop dispensing and re-use of patients own drugs’ including how they work together effectively and the benefits to the NHS and the patient plus lots more by using the e-learning materials section and/or the other useful links and resources available on the left-hand side menu.
