Services Database Supervised Consumption (Leeds Area)

Supervised consumption aids adherence and can be helpful to reduce the risk of diversion and safeguarding
issues. Additionally, more frequent contact can enable development of a therapeutic relationship and
provides additional opportunities for providing timely and supportive advice, escalation of concerns and
monitoring of the service user. It is important that supervised consumption is considered for all new
prescriptions and that the dispensing arrangements are liberalised as soon as it is safe and clinically
appropriate to do so; however, it may be reinstated when required to manage risks accordingly. Community
pharmacies are ideally placed to provide supervised consumption within an agreed and structured protocol.

Not known.