Medication Administration

The Dorset Council Adult and Community Services current pricing policy is under review and may change later in the year

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course participants should be able to:

• define different medicine categories
• describe prescription and labelling requirements
• understand the importance of dosage directions
• safely select, administer, store and dispose of medicines
• maintain accurate records
• recognise some side-effects and what action to take
• describe protocols for homely remedies and "when required" medicines

Target groups

Domiciliary Care and Shared Live Carers