This document is a summarised version of OP-GC6-Medication Prescription, Supply, Storage and Administration & OP-RS5-Search of Patient or Visitor. The summary has been created to combine best practice information into one document specific to the Emergency Department (ED), and has been endorsed by the ED Leadership Team and Senior Pharmacy Team. Staff should review the PPGs if they require further information.
This QRG aims to provide staff with an overview of the management of patient medication storage. Every patient is at risk of either misplacing or taking their own medications when they are admitted in the Emergency Department.
This QRG applies to all presentations to the Emergency Department.
It is the responsibility of the Nurse Unit Managers and Directors of the Emergency Departments of each site to ensure the relevant staff are familiar with this QRG, that it is implemented according to the guidelines as outlined within, and that there is compliance by all staff members.
What does this look like in Practice:
Figure 1: The red bag to be used for inpatient dispensed medications
Figure 2: The green bag is for patient’s own medications
OP-GC6-Medication Prescription, Supply, Storage and Administration
OP-RS5-Search of Patient or Visitor
| Title: | Patient Medication Storage in the Emergency Department | |
| Version: | 2.0 | |
| Date Published: | May, 2022 | |
| Date of scheduled review: | March 2025 | |
| Author: Shed Pharmacy | Approver: ED Leadership Team | |
| Edited By: Ian Law | Date: March 2023 | |
