The NPA hosted a webinar earlier this month to help pharmacy teams avoid dispensing errors and be better prepared in the event of an error.

It helped pharmacists and support staff to:

• Identify common dispensing errors that occur in community pharmacies and learn from these
• Learn more about the support available from the NPA in the event of a dispensing error
• Identify procedures that can be adopted in the pharmacy to promote good dispensing practices and improve patient safety
• Identify how to manage risks and the requirements for reporting errors
• Learn more about NPA’s role as Medicine Safety Officer for independents and how errors can be reported through the NPA
• Learn from the comfort of your home or pharmacy.