Description

This Controlled Drug Delivery (CD) Standard Operating Procedure details how to safely distribute control drugs medication to patients, below is a short summary:

Controlled Drug Delivery (CD) Standard Operating Procedure

Procedure

1. Organise CD deliveries – Obtain written/verbal consent and a telephone number from the patient’s Record on the patients PMR, in the notes section, that patient has requested delivery of all medication, and given consent.  Controlled drugs should be given extra caution when delivering extra care and record-keeping is required. Figure out which drugs need to be delivered and signed for. Make sure when dispensing CD’s the SOP for dispensing controlled drugs is followed.

2. Fill out a controlled drug drop sheet from the CD delivery book. – Each patient should have their own drop sheet listing all required legal parameters. This drop sheet can be found in the “Quick Form” section of the Voyager Medical website and should specify the name of the pharmacist, the item to be delivered and a space for the signature of the person collecting.

3. Dispatch the item. – Give the correctly labelled and bagged item to the driver along with the drop sheet. Make sure that the driver understands that this is not a regular delivery and needs to be signed for. Make sure that the deliverer understands that the item has to remain secure and should not be left alone or out of sight.

4. Driver delivers the item – The person who is delivering the controlled drug should double-check the address to be delivered to and ask the person who is present for identification if necessary. A signature should be obtained from the patient who receives the item. If the patient has a carer and is incapable of signing then their signature would be acceptable if all necessary parameters are checked. In the event that neither the carer nor the patient is present, the pharmacist should be contacted immediately.

5. Report back to the pharmacist.

6. Entry into the CD register

7. Failure to Deliver

8. Following delivery or attempted delivery

Review Procedure: This SOP will be reviewed in the event that there are any major changes in National regulations concerning Controlled Drugs or in the event of staff changes. It will also be reviewed in the event of dispensing incidents. In the absence of any of these events, it will be reviewed yearly from the date of publication.

• Known Risks
• Delivery to the wrong patient.
• The delivery person leaving packages with a neighbour.
• Higher risks of adverse events if an error occurs.
• Wrong balance entry.
• Incorrect transcription.