Courses
Managing Medicines around Food and Medicines
This course will teach you how to manage a client’s medicines around food, drinks and meal times, the underlying theory on why this is important and reliable sources of information for ongoing guidance.
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£51.50
Course overview
Course last audited APRIL 15
The CQC expects 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, being knowledgeable about how medicines can be affected by food means you not only know how to optimise the benefits your clients will experience from their medicines, but also reduce the risks of side effects and issues.
This course will teach you how to manage a client’s medicines around food, drinks and meal times, the underlying theory on why this is important and reliable sources of information for ongoing guidance.
Aimed at
Care support workers and nurses (both new and experienced staff) working in care homes and community.
Format
Online (e-learning on demand)
Course content
- How are medicines affected by food
- How to know which medicines are affected
- Medicines with or just after food, or a meal: NSAIDs
- Medicines with or just after food, or a meal: other medicines
- Medicines to be taken on an empty stomach
- How minerals can affect how medicines (and what to do about it)
- Mouthwashes and other medicines that act directly in the mouth
- Food-drug interactions
- Alcohol and medicines
Accreditation
This course is accredited by CPD Assessed.
Certification
Mapping
- The Care Certificate
- CQC Quality Statements: QS 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 | £51.50 |
| 2 - 9 | £50.00 |
| 10 - 24 | £48.00 |
| 25 - 49 | £47.00 |
| 50 - 74 | £46.00 |
| 75 - 99 | £45.00 |
| 100+ | £44.00 |