Services Database Supervised Methadone & Buprenorphine Consumption (Worcestershire Area)
Service ID
44161
Description
The service requires pharmacists to supervise the consumption of methadone and buprenorphine to Service Users at the point of such medicines being dispensed by the pharmacy, ensuring that the correct dose has been administered to the Service User and that it has been consumed in its entirety.
Location of service
Herefordshire & Worcestershire LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Local Authority (LA)
Service type
Supervised administration
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
All pharmacists who provide or supervise the service must have completed the most recent version of the Substance Use and Misuse open learning programme delivered by the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE). It is also preferable that pharmacists have completed the Opioids course through the CPPE.
Comments
This service is available in the Worcestershire area only.
