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18.2.1Core StandardSafety Standard
Policies and procedures

Prescription Screening and Clinical Dispensing

Prescriptions undergo formal clinical screening by a pharmacist for appropriateness, dosage, interactions and contraindications before dispensing.

Compliance Criteria

  • 1Clinical pharmacist prescription screening protocol prior to medication preparation
  • 2Standardized dispensing labelling including generic name, dose, frequency and warnings
  • 3Pharmacist intervention documentation and clinical prescriber query log
  • 4Patient medication counselling documentation for high-risk medications and inhalers

Hospital Self-Rating

Rated by Dr. Suresh Nair on 18 Jan 2026

Evidence frozen on 30 March 2026 (14 days before survey)

"All inpatient and outpatient prescriptions undergo pharmacist clinical screening with documented drug interaction interventions."

AccrediSense Intelligence
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No evidence documents attached to substantiate this self-assessment claim.

Unverified criteria:
  • Clinical pharmacist prescription screening protocol prior to medication preparation
  • Standardized dispensing labelling including generic name, dose, frequency and warnings
  • Pharmacist intervention documentation and clinical prescriber query log
  • Patient medication counselling documentation for high-risk medications and inhalers
Derived from AccrediSense Evidence Engine · 0 documents attached against 4 compliance criteriaGovernance disclosure (1.4.1.4)

Evidence Documents (0)

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Person-in-ChargeHead of Pharmacy Services
Head of DepartmentHead of Clinical Services & Consultant Physician
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Surveyor Authority PaneAssigned: Dr. Mohd Anis Haron (Lead Surveyor)

Surveyor Rating

Committed 14 Apr 2026

Clinical pharmacist prescription screening is thorough with clear documentation of drug interaction interventions and patient counseling.

Expand clinical pharmacist participation in daily intensive care multidisciplinary rounds.

Continue excellent clinical dispensing and screening practices.