Does the medication have to be pouched?

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• Can everything on my prescription go into the pouches?

  We can dispense most tablet medication into pouches. Please note that we will always follow the doctor’s prescription instructions and we will not pouch medication if it could be unsafe to do so. We will not pouch the following: • Most dispersible ...

• How do you open the pouches?

  PillTime pouches are easy to open, simply tear from the right-hand-side, much like ripping a piece of paper but helped by lots of small, perforated cuts along the edges.

• Spoiled Medication

  If a pouched medicine is spoilt (dropped or spat out at the point of administration): Take the reel of pouches out of their Dispensing Box & pull out the last corresponding pouch. Check that the last pouch includes the medication that needs ...

• What happens if medications are changed mid-cycle?

  If pouched medication needs to be stopped mid-cycle, your staff and our pharmacists work together to find the best solution, on a case-by-case basis. We store images of every pouch dispensed and therefore can assist in the removal of discontinued ...

• How are the pouches dispensed?

  Each resident or client is given their own box, containing a 28 day reel of pouches. Each pouch is clearly labelled with their name, and the name and description of the medicine inside. We include a paper MAR sheet with each delivery for your ...