He Ministry of Health has expanded the possibilities of indication, use and authorization of dispensing of medications subject to medical prescription by nurses, who will now also be able to prescribe ibuprofen and paracetamol to treat fever.
Specifically, the guide, which was published this Wednesday in the Official State Gazette (BOE)aims to guide the actions of nurses (indication, use and authorization of dispensing of medications), whether to initiate its use, modify the regimen, extend, suspend the treatment or end it.
The document, which was approved at the Permanent Pharmacy Commission Last October, it was agreed upon by the Ministry of Health with the General Nursing Council (CGE) and the Collegiate Medical Organization (OMC), among other representatives of health professionals.
This is the sixth guide to dispensing medications subject to medical prescription by nurses. Previously, the Ministry of Health has published guides for nursing in cases of wounds, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, burns, ostomies and on oral anticoagulants.
As stated in the BOE, the contents described in this guide are intended to “be an aid to professionals to improve the health results of the people they care for, through comprehensive, safe, collaborative, quality health care, based on evidence and centered on the person”, and seeks to guarantee continuity of care.