Understanding transcribing for medicines administration in healthcare

This article forms part of a series on transcribing, which refers to accurately copying medication details, and requires assessment and mitigation against identified risks in different settings.

SPS commentary:

Other articles in series include:

— Alternatives to transcribing for medicines administration

— Risk assessing transcribing for administration

— Acute settings and transcribing

— Semi-acute settings and transcribing

— Non-acute settings with healthcare input and transcribing

— Transcribing in the patient's home with healthcare input

— Offender healthcare settings and transcribing

— Worked example of assessing the risk of transcribing

Specialist Pharmacy Service