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Medicines Knowledge: Anticoagulants and other High-Risk Medicines | Online
The Medicines Knowledge course on anticoagulants and high-risk drugs will familiarise you with these higher-risk medicines, including what problems to look out for, how to monitor these medicines, and what to do if things go wrong.
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£38.50
Course overview
Course last audited November 2024
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) expect you to have a certain level of knowledge about the medicines you administer. As a starting point, you need to know where to go for reliable medicines information.
In addition, you should also know about those medicines that carry a higher risk to those you support. The Medicines Knowledge course on anticoagulants and high-risk drugs will familiarise you with these higher-risk medicines, including what problems to look out for, how to monitor these medicines, and what to do if things go wrong.
Aimed at
All experience levels, from care support workers to registered nurses.
Course content
- Identify which medicines carry a high risk of adverse events in individuals you support
- Describe changes to an individual that may indicate adverse events and what action to take
- Describe those medicines that can place a person at risk following an accident or incident
- The course studies the following medicines:
- Anti-clotting agents: anti-coagulants and anti-platelets
- Cardiac (heart) drugs
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
- Anti-epileptic drugs
- Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (including methotrexate)
- Anxiolytic and sedative medicines
Accreditation
This course is accredited by CPD Assessed.
Certification
Certified with no expiry
Mapping
- The Care Certificate
- CQC Quality Statements 1, 7 and 8
- NICE – Management of Medicines in Care Homes, March 2014
- NICE – Management of Medicines in Community Settings, March 2017
- Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) 2014
Cost
| Per Person | Price (Excluding VAT) |
|---|---|
| 1 | £38.50 |
| 2 - 9 | £35.50 |
| 10 - 24 | £32.50 |
| 25 - 49 | £29.50 |
| 50 - 74 | £26.50 |
| 75+ | £23.49 |