Medicine Stock

Policy

We store medicines securely in accordance with the Medicines Act 1981.

We maintain a stock of medicines that is suitable for the needs of our practice, including all of the essential medicines required by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practice.

Q11

Medicines are stored securely so they can't be accessed by unauthorised people:

• Medicines are stored in a secure medicine cupboard.
• Emergency medicines are stored in the emergency trolley.
• The emergency take-out box is stored in a cupboard in the treatment room. 

Medicines are not stored or prepared in areas where food and drinks are consumed.

For controlled drug storage and checking, see Controlled Drug Stock.

Stock take

Q70

A practice nurse checks stock levels regularly:

• Routine medicines: checked weekly
• Emergency medicines: checked weekly, or after use
• Emergency take-out box: checked monthly

Reordering medicines

Q71

To order medicines, the nurses complete an MPSO form. This is approved by a doctor before sending to the pharmacy.  

Medicine checklists for our practice

We use the following checklists to ensure routine and emergency medicines are available when needed.

Emergency drug checklist

Routine drugs checklist

Take-out bag checklist