Incident Log
Date of incident: 14/01/2020
Error type: dispensing error
Patient age: N/A
Patient sex: female
Brief summary of incident: This was a wholesale deal to supply for use in the doctors practice however there was no qualifications and therefore was not legally valid
Name of medication: famvir 125mg tablets; rozex 0.75% gel;
Level of harm that could have occurred: 3
The reason you think the potential harm is at the level you have chosen:
there was no patient involved however if this was a fake script i could have caused potential harm with medications in the wrong hands. the wholesale deal was not legal.
Possible cause/contributory factors: i wasnt area "dr" was not sufficient and qualifications are required.
Reasons why incident occurred and actions required to prevent reoccurence:
use a legal check list when checking requirements
Best description of this error/near miss:
legal requirement missing
Error type: dispensing error
Patient age: N/A
Patient sex: female
Brief summary of incident: This was a wholesale deal to supply for use in the doctors practice however there was no qualifications and therefore was not legally valid
Name of medication: famvir 125mg tablets; rozex 0.75% gel;
Level of harm that could have occurred: 3
The reason you think the potential harm is at the level you have chosen:
there was no patient involved however if this was a fake script i could have caused potential harm with medications in the wrong hands. the wholesale deal was not legal.
Possible cause/contributory factors: i wasnt area "dr" was not sufficient and qualifications are required.
Reasons why incident occurred and actions required to prevent reoccurence:
use a legal check list when checking requirements
Best description of this error/near miss:
legal requirement missing