What are the five specialties for narcotic drugs

Anesthetic drugs are also commonly used in clinical practice. There are many types of anesthetic drugs. In addition to paying attention to their application, there are also special management and storage regulations for anesthetic supplies. This is what people often call the five specialities of anesthetic drugs. Of course, some people do not have a detailed and specific understanding of the five specialities of anesthetic drugs, so various misunderstandings may occur. So what exactly are the five special narcotic drugs?

1. Dedicated management

(1) The drug store is staffed by a dedicated person to submit reasonable plans and maintain a reasonable inventory (the inventory level generally does not exceed one quarter's usage).

(2) Goods must be inspected upon arrival, with two persons unpacking and inspecting the goods, counting and inspecting down to the smallest package, and the acceptance record signed by two persons.

(3) Warehouse acceptance shall be recorded in a special book.

(4) During the inspection and acceptance, any missing or damaged narcotic drugs and Class I psychotropic drugs shall be counted and registered by two persons, reported to the department director and the dean in charge for approval, and stamped with the official seal before the drug purchasing staff inquires with the supplier and handles the matter.

2. Lock the counter

(1) Drug warehouses, pharmacies, wards, and anesthesiology departments that store narcotic drugs and Category I psychotropic drugs must be equipped with safes.

(2) The safe requires two persons to open it, one person keeping the key and the other keeping the password.

3. Special account books

(1) The narcotic drugs and first-category psychotropic drugs planned for purchase must be registered in a special account book when they are received into the warehouse and when they are shipped out from the pharmacies.

(2) The special account books shall be kept for no less than 5 years from the date of expiration of the drug’s validity period.

(3) Each pharmacy shall implement basic quantity management for narcotic drugs and first-category psychotropic drugs.

(4) The release of narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs from the warehouse must be reviewed by two persons, and the names of the person issuing the drugs and the person reviewing the drugs must be signed.

(5) All narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs shipped out of the warehouse should be recorded.

(6) Inventory must be checked promptly after shipment. The shipment documents must be signed by both the issuing and receiving departments and must be kept in a special account book for at least 2 years after the expiration of the drug’s validity period.

4. Special prescription

(1) Hospitals may organize their own training and qualification authorization for the prescription and dispensing of narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs.

(2) The training and assessment targets are practicing physicians and pharmaceutical professionals in hospitals.

(3) After the training, the hospital will conduct an assessment of practicing physicians and pharmaceutical professionals through examinations. Those who pass the examination can be granted the qualification to prescribe and dispense narcotic drugs and first-category psychotropic drugs respectively.

(4) Physicians shall prescribe narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs in accordance with the guidelines for the clinical application of narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs formulated by the Ministry of Health.

(5) Issue special prescriptions for the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs.

(6) The person who prepares and checks the prescription shall carefully check the prescription of narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs, and refuse to dispense the prescription of narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs that do not comply with the regulations. After the preparer and the checker complete the prescription adjustment, they shall sign the prescription respectively or stamp it with a special seal.

(7) Each pharmacy shall serially number prescriptions for narcotic drugs and Category I psychotropic drugs on a daily basis according to year, month and day.

(8) The preservation period for prescriptions of narcotic drugs and first-category psychotropic drugs is 3 years, and the preservation period for prescriptions of second-category psychotropic drugs is 2 years.

5. Special register

(1) Each pharmacy shall register prescriptions for narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs by type and strength. The registration content shall include the date of dispensing, patient name, quantity of medication, drug batch number, prescription number, etc.

(2) The registration record shall be kept for 3 years.

(3) Pharmacies and wards shall store narcotic drugs and first-category psychotropic drugs in weekly planned quantities and establish account books or account cards. Settle accounts every day, ensure that accounts, items and batch numbers are consistent, establish a shift handover system and keep shift handover records.