HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Introduction to the Safe Handling of Medicines
This Introduction to the Safe Handling of Medicines course will start by explaining the key terminology used when handling medicines. It then goes into detail about the roles of the people involved, some of the different groups of medicines, providing different levels of support to patients, infection control, label interpretation and much more.
7 modules 70% pass mark
Certificate on completion
Study online, any time
E-Learning course modules
Module
Module name
Pass % required
01
Introduction to the course
70%
02
Terminology explained
70%
03
The roles of those involved, legislation and licensing
70%
04
Groups of medicines
70%
05
Levels of support and routes of entry
70%
06
Infection Control and equipment for dispensing
70%
07
Label interpretation, record keeping and The Seven Rights
70%
Recommended system requirements
- Operating System: Windows 7+ or Mac OSX (10.8+)
- Browser: A modern and up to date web browser
- Video: Up to date video drivers
- Memory: 1 Gb+ RAM
- Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)
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