Services Database Supervised Administration (Bedford Area)

To ensure compliance with the agreed treatment plan by:

• Dispensing prescribed medication in specified instalments.
• Correctly administering each supervised dose to the service user for whom it was
  intended (take away doses may be dispensed to the service user for days when the
  pharmacy is not open).
• Ensuring the service user correctly consumes each dose of the prescribed medication.
• Liaising with the prescriber, named key worker and other directly involved in the care
  of the service user.
• Monitoring the service user’s response to the prescribed treatment including signs of:
  o Overdose, especially when doses are changed, or during titration
  o If the service user appears intoxicated
  o If the service user has missed doses

ELFT must be informed if the service user appears intoxicated, misses doses or
treatment is withhold for any reason such as due to intoxication or behaviour.

Not known.