Dispensing Doctors' Association LimitedIncludes reports addressed to a minister or senior office-holder acting for this organisation.

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First report 29 Feb 2016•Latest report 29 Feb 2016

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Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

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Reports
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Naming this recipient

Published responses
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Concerns addressed
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Stated actions
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Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Dispensing Doctors' Association Limited linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Addressed to: Matthew Isom, Chief Executive, Dispensing Doctors' Association.

    South Lincolnshire

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    Derrick Twaite · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Derrick Twaite swallowed a Finasteride tablet that remained in a sharp-edged bubble-pack segment, causing a gut perforation that led to his death. The report raised concern that tablets were still being snipped from unit-dose packs and placed in multi-dose compliance aids despite advice from relevant professional bodies.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Dispensing Doctors' Association Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to comply with professional advice against placing snipped tablets in multi-dose compliance aids

    Wider context from the report

    “1. That although this practice of snipping tablets from the unit dose packs, still in their bubble, and place them in the compartments of multi-dose compliance aids is contrary to the advice of the relevant professional bodies, it apparently still being done by dispensing pharmacists and dispensing general practices.. ”
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