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Codeine rescheduling: Managing the transition to Prescription Only codeine
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Accreditation number: CONL1722
Codeine rescheduling – Managing the transition to Prescription Only codeine
The PSA and the Guild have developed a suite of online modules to assist you and your team to prepare for the rescheduling of combination codeine containing medicines on 1 February 2018. This first module provides you with an overview of the changes to scheduling of combination medicines containing codeine and outlines the impact of these scheduling changes on patients, pharmacists, pharmacy staff and other health professionals.
CPD credits
Accreditation number: CONL1722
This activity has been accredited for 0.5 hours of Group 1 CPD (or 0.5 CPD credits) suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan, which can be converted to 0.5 hours of Group 2 CPD (or 1 CPD credit) upon successful completion of relevant assessment activities.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, pharmacists should be able to:- Identify the changes to scheduling of non-prescription codeine containing medicines which come into effect from 1 February 2018
- Outline the safety concerns identified with codeine containing medicines
- Identify the impact of these scheduling changes on patients, pharmacists, pharmacy staff and other health professionals
- Identify the importance of planning a response to minimise the disruption of these changes to scheduling.
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2016 Competencies
Competency Standards (2016) addressed: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4.1, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 3.1.1, 3.2.3, 3.3.1, 3.6.2, 4.3.3, 4.5.2. -
2010 Competencies
Competency Standards (2010) addressed: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.3.2, 4.2.1, 6.2.1, 6.3.1, 6.3.3.
This module has been developed as a collaboration between PSA and the Guild.
The PSA and the Guild gratefully acknowledges the Australian Government for providing funding for these training and support materials.
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This item is listed in the following categories: • Public CPD
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