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1. All website orders should be checked for any errors. This must occur before any sales may be completed by an online pharmacy. Take due caution when looking at sensitive legal issues, for example, POMs and P medicines. Many errors can occur in online pharmacies, including human error and technical error. Make sure that all data presented on the internet is checked thoroughly as pharmacies are a trusted source of information. 2. Before any medicine can be dispensed make sure all guidelines are followed exactly as the MEP states. There are many legalities surrounding the safe dispatch of pharmacy items. Please consult the MEP if you are unsure. You must treat each order according to its legal category ie POM, P or GSL. 3. All POMs and P’s must be prepared by the pharmacist. Under no circumstance is a POM medicine to be dispatched without pharmacist checking. To do so would be breaching legislation set out by the MEP. For more on the legal classification of medicines, consult your MEP. Systems must be in place so that medicines which are prepared by a technician and identified to the pharmacist for a final check. This may be performed by designating an area where checking baskets can be left. 4. When an order has been received. Carry out tasks as listed in safe preparation of prescription SOP. Check the order. Does it seem incorrect? Are there any duplicates or obvious mistakes? Is the medicine appropriate to the patient? Have they had it before on your system?
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