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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 3: Supply of Medicines, Medical Devices and IVDs

 

DOMAIN 3: SUPPLY OF MEDICINES, MEDICAL DEVICES AND IVDS

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The clinical pharmacist plays an important part in the supply of clinical pharmacy services by ensuring that patients receive individualised doses in accordance with their therapy charts, taking into consideration their disease states, laboratory results and genetics. The competencies required in the domain to supply medicines and medical devices are as follows.

 

3.1 Medicine compounding.

 

3.2 Supply chain management.

 

3.3 Medicine dispensing.

 

DOMAIN 3: SUPPLY OF MEDICINES AND MEDICAL DEVICES

COMPETENCIES

BEHAVIOURAL STATEMENTS
3.1 Medicine compounding
3.1.1 Manage the preparation of individualised patient doses by ensuring accurate dosing calculations.
3.1.2 Ensure safe compounding of medicines to meet individualised patient needs according to GMCP.
3.1.3 Ensure that compounded medicines meet the quality, safety and environmental control requirements.
3.1.4 Monitor the safe and effective use of compounded medicine by patients.
3.1.5 Utilise Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) techniques to ensure safe and effective dosing alternations for patients, taking into account individual patient factors and treatment goals.
3.2 Supply chain management
3.2.1 Develop, maintain and monitor systems for the provision of patient-centred medicine therapy management.
3.2.2 Manage the storage and transportation of compounded medicine in accordance with GxP.
3.3 Medicine dispensing
3.3.1 Evaluate a patient’s prescription and ensure that an appropriate pharmaceutical care plan is developed.
3.3.2 Implement and monitor the implementation of the plan (including the monitoring of personalised medicine treatment plans for patients).
3.3.3 Demonstrate the ability to design the pharmacy area for provision of clinical pharmacy services.