Course Aims

To refresh the awareness of all staff, who work within an environment where medication is being managed, on the importance of the risks associated with Medication

Learning Outcomes

• How drugs are defined in medical practice
• The importance of competency
• Legislation underpinning medication administration
• The common types and forms of medication
• The different routes of administering medication
• Drugs which are controlled by law
• How medication passes through the body
• How to correctly store controlled drugs
• That medication can have side effects
• The ways that drugs can interact with other factors
• That some people can find it difficult to take medication
• Your responsibilities and the responsibilities of others in your workplace regarding medication administration