Excessive prescribing
43.—(1) The contractor shall not prescribe drugs, medicines or appliances whose cost or quantity, in relation to any patient, is, by reason of the character of the drug, medicine or appliance in question in excess of that which was reasonably necessary for the proper treatment of that patient.
(2) In considering whether a contractor has breached his obligations under sub-paragraph (1), the Board shall seek the views of the Local Medical Committee (if any) for its area.