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Retaining and storing pharmacy records in England
Information on legal requirements and national guidance for retention of pharmacy records to support pharmacy professionals with local decision making.
Types of records
Technical service records in hospital pharmacy
Recommendations on the retention of pharmacy records relating to aseptic and technical services within hospitals.
Additional services records in community pharmacy
Recommendations for the retention of records relating to Advanced services, Enhanced services and Public Health campaigns in community pharmacy.
Prescription and dispensing records in community pharmacy
Recommendations for the retention of records relating to prescriptions and the dispensing processes in community pharmacy.
Controlled Drugs records in pharmacy
Recommendations for the retention of records relating to Controlled Drugs (CDs) in all hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy and secure environment settings.
Stock handling, waste and recall records in pharmacy
Recommendations for the retention of records from operational management of medicines all hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy and secure environment settings.
Medicines information or advice records in hospital pharmacy
Recommendations for the retention of records relating to medicines information or medicines advice services in predominantly hospital pharmacy settings.
Prescription and dispensing records in hospital pharmacy
Recommendations for the retention of records relating to prescriptions and the dispensing processes in hospital pharmacy.
Clinical governance and patient safety records in pharmacy
Recommendations for the retention of clinical governance and incident records in all hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy and secure environment settings.
Supply and distribution records in hospital pharmacy
Recommendations for the retention of records relating to the supply and distribution functions within hospital pharmacy, including unlicensed medicines.
Miscellaneous records in hospital pharmacy
Requirements for paperwork relating to signatures, self-administration, superseded IV monographs, formulary committee, PSD, PGD and national protocols.
Clinical trial records in hospital pharmacy
Recommendations on the retention of pharmacy records relating to clinical trials within hospitals.