The safe and responsible disposal of unused controlled drugs.
There are well-defined legal requirements for the safe storage, handling and disposal of controlled drugs (CDs): The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and Safer Management of Controlled Drugs (Department of Health, 2007). Clinical staff involved in the prescription and administration of CDs to patients are responsible and accountable for the appropriate disposal of these drugs because of the risk of substance abuse. A review of current practice, as followed by staff involved in the use and disposal of CDs, has been evaluated in a multi-centre audit. This audit showed that a wide variation in attitude towards disposal of CDs exists among medical and non-medical staff, and that the sample hospitals are falling short of meeting proposed standards.
Ahmed
Iftikhar
I
Pilgrim Hospital, Sibney Road, Boston.
Majeed
Amer
A
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019985:Benchmarking; D004282:Documentation; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009294:Narcotics; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D009294:Narcotics