Services Database Supervised Administration (Southampton Area)
Service ID
44909
Description
This service aims to:
- Provide a coordinated community pharmacy response to the needs of people with dependant use
of drugs. - To ensure compliance with the patients agreed care plan by:
dispensing medication in specified instalments (doses may be dispensed for the patient to take
away to cover days when the pharmacy is closed),
ensuring each supervised dose is correctly consumed by the patient for whom it was intended
to minimise over usage or under usage of medicines
ensuring the patient only attends the pharmacy designated on the prescription
Location of service
Hampshire & IOW LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Source of funding
Service type
Supervised administration
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
Not known.
Comments
This service is available in the Southampton city area only.