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.

Course	Module Number	Module Name	Pass % Required
Introduction to Safe Handling of Medicines	1	Introduction to the course	70
Introduction to Safe Handling of Medicines	2	Terminology explained	70
Introduction to Safe Handling of Medicines	3	The roles of those involved, legislation and licensing	70
Introduction to Safe Handling of Medicines	4	Groups of medicines	70
Introduction to Safe Handling of Medicines	5	Levels of support and routes of entry	70
Introduction to Safe Handling of Medicines	6	Infection Control and equipment for dispensing	70
Introduction to Safe Handling of Medicines	7	Label interpretation, record keeping and The Seven Rights	70

Recommended System Requirements

• Browser: Up to date web browser
• Video: Up to date video drivers
• Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
• Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)

Duration: 60 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).