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Controlled drugs
Any substance, product or preparation specified in the schedule of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977.
Dispense
To prepare and give out medicine.
Dose
The amount of medicine that you should take at one time.
Alternative termsDosageMedical alert bracelet
A bracelet worn by a person containing important medical information.
Medication
A medicine, or a set of medicines or drugs, used to improve a particular condition or illness.
Medication error
Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional, patient, or consumer.
Medication management
The precautions and actions taken to oversee the use of medicine.
Method of administration (medicine)
The means by which medicine enters a person's body.
Psychotropic
Drugs or other substances that affect a person's mind.
Advocate
A person who takes action to empower another person and takes many forms and includes taking action to help communicate wants, secure rights, represent interests or obtain services needed.
Co-decision maker
A person who has the authority to make certain decisions together with another person if they need support to make decisions.
Decision-making assistant
A person who has the authority to help another person when they are making certain decisions for themselves.