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Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)

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Competency Standards in South Africa

Competency Standards for a Specialist Pharmacist who provides Clinical Pharmacy Services in South Africa

Table 1: Summary of Clinical Pharmacy Competency Standards

Domain 2: Safe and Rational use of Medicine and Medical Devices

 

DOMAIN 2: SAFE AND RATIONAL USE OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL DEVICES

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Clinical pharmacists must have the knowledge of procedures and operations relating to safe and rational use of medicine and medical devices to ensure appropriate therapeutic assessments and decisions including medicine therapy. The competencies required in the domain of safe and rational use of medicines are:

 

2.1 Patient consultation.

 

2.2 Patient medicines review and comprehensive medicine management.

 

2.3 Medicines, medical devices and in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) safety.

 

DOMAIN 2: SAFE AND RATIONAL USE OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL DEVICES

COMPETENCIES

BEHAVIOURAL STATEMENTS
2.1 Patient consultation
2.1.1 Demonstrate the ability to—
(a) gather and document patients’ medical histories to inform pharmaceutical care decisions. develop, monitor, and review the pharmaceutical care plan;
(b) create and update the pharmaceutical care plan based on patients’ medical histories and treatment goals;
(c) counsel patients to optimise and individualise their treatment outcomes;
(d) educate patients on their treatment regimens, ensuring they understand how to use medications effectively and make informed decisions about their care;
(e) collaborate with other disciplines to develop a platform for interprofessional pharmaceutical care; and
(f) use medical devices and IVDs to evaluate clinical parameters.
2.2 Patient medicines review and comprehensive medicine management
2.2.1 Demonstrate the ability to—
(a) develop, implement and monitor pharmaceutical care plans that incorporate the pharmacodynamic, pharmacogenomic and pharmacokinetic properties of medicines;
(b) implement health systems that allow for the monitoring of patient treatment plans and assessment of medicine and medical device use; and
(c) recommend appropriate diagnostic tests that can improve clinical patient management.
2.2.2 Ensure safe and effective medicine use with optimal therapy outcomes.
2.2.3 Monitor, evaluate and report on therapeutic outcomes.
2.3 Medicines, medical devices and IVD safety
2.3.1 Promote safe handling of medicines, medical devices and IVDs.
2.3.2 Demonstrate and apply safe disposal/destruction of medicines and diagnostic equipment.
2.3.3 Demonstrate the ability to proactively manage or assist with the infection, prevention and control (IPC) programmes in the clinical pharmacy to minimise risks of contamination.