2005 No. 3324
The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2005
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, acting jointly, make the following Regulations in the exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 57(1) and (2), 58(1), (4), (4A), and (5) and 129(4) of the Medicines Act 19681, or, as the case may be, the powers conferred by those provisions and now vested in them2.
In accordance with section 129(6) of that Act, they have consulted such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by this Order. In accordance with sections 58(6) and 129(7) of that Act, they have consulted and taken into account the advice of the Committee on Safety of Medicines3.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 6th January 2006.
Amendment of Schedule 3A to the POM Order2
In the table in Schedule 3A to the POM Order6 (substances which may be prescribed, administered or directed for administration by extended formulary nurse prescribers and conditions for such prescription or administration), in column 1, insert, at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order of the entries as they appear in that column, the entries set out in column 1 below, and in column 2, insert, against those entries, the corresponding entries in column 2 below—
Column 1 | Column 2 |
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Buprenorphine | Transdermal administration in palliative care |
Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride | Oral |
Diamorphine hydrochloride | Oral and parenteral |
Fentanyl | Transdermal administration in palliative care |
Morphine sulphate | Oral, parenteral and rectal |
Morphine hydrochloride | Rectal |
Oxycodone hydrochloride | Oral and parenteral administration in palliative care |
Amendment of Schedule 5 to the POM Order3
In the table in Part I of Schedule 5 to the POM Order (exemption from restrictions on sale or supply), in paragraph 6A, column 2, insert, at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order of the entries as they appear in that column, “Pilocarpine nitrate”.
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Pharmacy and General Sale Order4
In the table in Part I of Schedule 1 to the Pharmacy and General Sale Order, in paragraph 2A, in column 2, insert, at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order of the entries as they appear in that paragraph, “Pilocarpine nitrate”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
(This note is not part of the Order)