Medicines information for adult social care services

Page last updated: 13 June 2022
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Find the medicines information for adult social care by type of care setting.

Care homes

Appropriate use of psychotropic medicines in adult social care
Medicines administration records in adult social care
Managing seasonal influenza (flu) vaccines in care homes
High risk medicines: clozapine
Delegating medicines administration
Working with external health care professionals
High risk medicines: valproate
Handling sharps in adult social care
Controlled drugs: pregabalin and gabapentin
Administering medicines when a person is away from their usual care setting
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Home care

Managing oxygen in people’s own homes
Appropriate use of psychotropic medicines in adult social care
Medicines administration records in adult social care
Controlled drugs in home care
High risk medicines: clozapine
Delegating medicines administration
Working with external health care professionals
High risk medicines: valproate
Handling sharps in adult social care
Controlled drugs: pregabalin and gabapentin
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Share Lives schemes

Appropriate use of psychotropic medicines in adult social care
Medicines administration records in adult social care
Shared Lives Schemes - managing medicines
Training and competence for medicines optimisation in adult social care
Multi-compartment compliance aids (MCAs) in adult social care
Reporting medicine related incidents
When required medicines in adult social care

Supported living

Appropriate use of psychotropic medicines in adult social care
Medicines administration records in adult social care
Supported living schemes - managing medicines
Training and competence for medicines optimisation in adult social care
Multi-compartment compliance aids (MCAs) in adult social care
Reporting medicine related incidents
When required medicines in adult social care

More information

For further advice, contact medicines.enquiries@cqc.org.uk