Table 1 Comments illustrating the support for using a medication chart model as a replacement prescription
Participants | Comments to illustrate the theme: support for a medication chart model |
|---|---|
RNs/carer | Most of the time we use the medication chart as an official document. The only time we have a script (i.e. prescription) is if one of our residents has an outside GP, then they come back with the script, we photocopy it and fax it through to the pharmacy and they pick up the script when they deliver the medication |
Pharmacists | Facility calls to say the (paper) script written is different to the medication chart. So we go based on the medication profile not the script † |
My experience is that the medication profile always wins over the script. This problem would not be there if the only focus was the medication chart † | |
GPs | We already have medication charts in most of the facilities and they work well. They are easy to read and understand and I think it is reasonable to understand that if the chart says that the medications are to be delivered we should be able to get away from us having to provide personal (paper) prescriptions † |