The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997

Article 3A

[F1SCHEDULE 3ASUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE PRESCRIBED, ADMINISTERED OR DIRECTED FOR ADMINISTRATION BY EXTENDED FORMULARY NURSE PRESCRIBERS AND CONDITIONS FOR SUCH PRESCRIPTION OR ADMINISTRATION

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 3A inserted (1.4.2002) by The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/549), arts. 1(1), 9

Column 1	Column 2
Substance	Requirements as to use, route of administration, or pharmaceutical form
[F2Acetylcysteine	Parenteral]
Aciclovir	External use
Acrivastine	Oral
Adapalene	External use
[F2Adrenaline	Parenteral]
Alclometasone dipropionate	External use
Alimemazine tartrate (trimeprazine tartrate)	Oral
[F2Alteplase	Parenteral]
[F2Amiodarone	Parenteral]
[F3Amitriptyline hydrochloride	Oral [F4administration in palliative care]]
Amorolfine hydrochloride	External use
Amoxycillin trihydrate	Oral
Aspirin	Oral
Azelaic acid	External use
Azelastine hydrochloride	Ophthalmic use or nasal
[F3Azithromycin dihydrate	Oral]
Baclofen	Oral administration in palliative care
Beclometasone dipropionate	External use or nasal [F5inhalation]
[F2Bemiparin sodium	Parenteral]
[F2Benzatropine mesilate	Parenteral]
[F6Benzylpenicillin sodium	Parenteral]
Betamethasone dipropionate	External use
Betamethasone sodium phosphate	Aural or nasal
Betamethasone valerate	External use
Budesonide	Nasal [F7inhalation]
[F8Buprenorphine	Transdermal administration in palliative care]
[F2Calcipotriol	External]
[F2Calcitriol	External]
[F3Carbamazepine	Oral or rectal [F9administration in palliative care]]
Carbaryl	External use
Carbenoxolone sodium	Mouthwash
[F2Cefotaxime sodium	Parenteral]
[F2Ceftriaxone Sodium	Parenteral]
[F2Certoparin sodium	Parenteral]
Cetirizine hydrochloride	Oral
[F2Chlorphenamine maleate	Parenteral]
Chloramphenicol	Ophthalmic use
[F8Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride	Oral]
Cimetidine	Oral
[F2Cimetidine	Parenteral]
Cinchocaine hydrochloride	External use
[F3Clavulanic acid [F10(as potassium clavulanate)]	Oral]
Clindamycin phosphate	External use
Clobetasone butyrate	External use
Clotrimazole	External use
[F11Codeine Phosphate	Oral]
[F3Conjugated oestrogens (equine)	External use]
[F11Co-Phenotrope	Oral]
F12. . .	F12. . .
[F2Cyclizine hydrochloride	Oral]
[F2Cyclizine lactate	Parenteral]
[F2Dalteparin sodicum	Parenteral]
Dantrolene sodium	Oral administration in palliative care
Dantron	Oral
Desogestrel	Oral
Desoximetasone (Desoxymethasone)	External use
Dexamethasone	Aural
Dexamethasone isonicotinate	Nasal
[F2Dexamethasone sodium phosphate	Oral]
[F2Dextran 70	Parenteral]
[F8Diamorphine hydrochloride	Oral and parenteral]
[F11Diazepam	Oral, parenteral or rectal administration F13...]
Diclofenac diethylammonium	External use
[F3Diclofenac potassium	Oral]
[F3Diclofenac sodium	Oral F14... rectal [F15or ophthalmic]]
[F11Dihydrocodeine Tartrate	Oral]
[F2Dolesetron mesilate	Oral and parenteral]
Domperidone	Oral or rectal administration F16...
Domperidone maleate	Oral administration F17...
Doxycycline [F18hyclate]	Oral
[F19Doxycycline monohydrate	Oral]
Econazole nitrate	External use
[F19Emedastine	Ophthalmic use]
[F2Enoxaparin	Parenteral]
Erythromycin	External use [F20or oral]
[F3Erythromycin ethyl succinate	Oral]
[F3Erythromycin stearate	Oral]
[F3Estradiol	External use]
[F3Estriol	External use]
Ethinylestradiol	Oral
[F3Etonogestrel	Implant]
Etynodiol diacetate (ethynodiol diacetate)	Oral
Famotidine	Oral
Felbinac	External use
Fenticonazole nitrate	External use
[F8Fentanyl	Transdermal administration in palliative care]
Fexofenadine hydrochloride	Oral
[F19Flucloxacillin magnesium	Oral]
Flucloxacillin sodium	Oral [F21or parenteral]
Fluconazole	Oral
Fludroxycortide (Flurandrenolone)	External use
[F3Flumazenil	Parenteral]
Flumetasone pivalate	Aural
Flunisolide	Nasal
Fluocinolone acetonide	External use
Fluocinonide	External use
Fluocortolone hexanoate	External use
Fluocortolone pivalate	External use
Flurbiprofen	Lozenges
Fluticasone propionate	External use or nasal
[F2Furosemide	Oral and parenteral]
Fusidic acid	[F22External Use]
[F3Gabapentin	Oral [F23administration in palliative care]]
[F2Gelatin 3.5 – 4%	Parenteral]
Gentamicin sulphate	Aural
Gestodene	Oral
[F3Glucagon hydrochloride	Parenteral]
[F3Glucose	Parenteral]
[F2Glucose 5%	Parenteral]
[F2Glucose 5% with Potassium (K⁺ 40 mmol/L) ready made infusion bag	Parenteral]
[F2Granisetron hydrochloride	Parenteral]
[F2Heparin sodium	Parenteral for the purpose of cannulae flushing]
[F2Hexastarch	Parenteral]
[F2Human soluble insulin	Parenteral]
Hydrocortisone	External use
Hydrocortisone acetate	External use [F24or aural]
Hydrocortisone butyrate	External use
Hydrocortisone sodium succinate	Lozenges [F25or parenteral]
[F2Hydroxyethl starch	Parenteral]
[F26Hyoscine	Transdermal administration in palliative care]
Hyoscine butylbromide	Parenteral F27... administration in palliative care
Hyoscine hydrobromide	[F28Oral or parenteral administration in palliative care]
Ibuprofen	External use or oral
Ibuprofen lysine	Oral
[F3Imipramine hydrochloride	Oral [F29administration in palliative care]]
Ipratropium bromide	Nasal [F30inhalation]
Isotretinoin	External use
Ketoconazole	External use
Ketoprofen	External use
Levocabastine hydrochloride	Ophthalmic use or nasal
[F2Levomepromazine	Oral and parenteral]
F31. . .	F31. . .
F31. . .	F31. . .
Levonorgestrel	Oral
[F3Lignocaine hydrochloride	External use or parenteral]
Lithium succinate	External use
Lodoxamide trometamol	Ophthalmic use
Loperamide hydrochloride	Oral
Loratadine	Oral
[F11Lorazepam	Oral or parenteral administration F32...]
[F3Lymecycline	Oral]
Mebendazole	Oral
Medroxyprogesterone acetate	Parenteral
Mestranol	Oral
Metoclopramide hydrochloride	Oral or parenteral administration F33...
Metronidazole	[F34External use, oral or rectal]
Metronidazole benzoate	Oral
Miconazole	Dental lacquer
Miconazole nitrate	External use
[F11Midazolam	Parenteral administration F35...]
Minocycline	Oral
[F19Mizolastine	Oral]
[F19Minocycline hydrochloride	Oral]
Mometasone furoate	External use or nasal
[F8Morphine hydrochloride	Rectal]
[F8Morphine sulphate	Oral, parenteral and rectal]
[F2Naloxone	Parenteral]
Nedocromil sodium	Ophthalmic use
Nefopam hydrochloride	Oral
Neomycin sulphate	Aural
Neomycin undecenoate	Aural
Nitrofurantoin	Oral
Nizatidine	Oral
Norethisterone 9	Oral
Norethisterone acetate	Oral
Norethisterone enanthate	Parenteral
Norgestimate	Oral
Norgestrel	Oral
[F3Nortriptyline hydrochloride	Oral [F36administration in palliative care]]
Nystatin	External use
[F2Omeprazole	Oral]
[F2Omeprazole sodium	Parenteral]
[F2Ondansetron Hydrochloride	Oral and parenteral]
[F2Oxbuprocaine hydrochloride	Ophalmic]
[F8Oxycodone hydrochloride	Oral and parenteral administration in palliative care]
Oxytetracycline dihydrate	Oral
Paracetamol	Oral
Penciclovir	External use
[F2Pentastarch	Parenteral]
Piroxicam	External use
[F3Prednisolone	Oral]
Prednisolone hexanoate	External use
Prednisolone sodium phosphate	Aural [F37or oral]
[F2Prilocaine	External and parenteral]
[F2Prochlorperazine maleate	Oral, rectal and buccal]
[F2Prochlorperazine mesilate	Oral and rectal]
[F2Proxymetacaine hydrochloride	Ophthalmic]
Ranitidine hydrochloride	Oral [F38or parenteral]
[F2Reteplase	Parenteral]
[F3Salbutamol sulphate	Inhalation]
Silver sulphadiazine	External use
[F2Sodium chloride 0.9%	Parental, for reconstitution of injections and for the purpose of cannulae flushing]
[F2Sodium chloride 0.9% & Glucose 5% ready made infusion bag	Parenteral]
[F2Sodium chloride 0.45% & Glucose 5% ready made infusion bag ]
[F2Sodium chloride 0.9% with Potassium (K⁺ 40 mmol/L) ready made infusion bag	Parenteral]
[F2Sodium chloride 0.45% and Glucose 5% with Potassium 20mmol per 500 ml ready made infusion bag	Parenteral]
Sodium cromoglycate	Ophthalmic use
[F3Sodium fusidate	External use]
Streptodornase	External use
Streptokinase	External use
[F2Streptokinase	Parenteral]
Sulconazole nitrate	External use
[F2Tacalcitol	External]
[F2Tenecteplase	Parenteral]
[F2Tetanus immunoglobulin	Parenteral]
Terbinafine hydrochloride	External use
[F3Terbutaline sulphate	Inhalation]
[F2Tetracaine	External]
Tetracycline hydrochloride	External use or oral
[F2Tinzaparin sodium	Parenteral]
Tretinoin	External use
Triamcinolone acetonide	External use, aural, nasal or oral paste
Trimethoprim	Oral
[F2Tropicamide	Ophthalmic]
[F2Tropisetron hydrochloride	Parenteral]
Tuberculin PPD	Parenteral
[F2Unfractionated Heparin	Parenteral]
Vaccine, Adsorbed Diphtheria	Parenteral
Vaccine, Adsorbed Diphtheria And Tetanus	Parenteral
Vaccine, Adsorbed Diphtheria And Tetanus For Adults And Adolescents	Parenteral
Vaccine, Adsorbed Diphtheria For Adults And Adolescents	Parenteral
Vaccine, Adsorbed Diphtheria, Tetanus And Pertussis	Parenteral
Vaccine, Adsorbed Diphtheria, Tetanus And Pertussis (Acellular Component)	Parenteral
Vaccine, BCG	Parenteral
Vaccine, BCG Percutaneous	Parenteral
[F2Vaccine – Combined Tetanus, diphtheria, [F39acellular pertussis], inactivated poliomyelitis and haemophilus influenza type B	Parenteral]
Vaccine, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib)	Parenteral
Vaccine, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) with Diphtheria, Tetanus And Pertussis	Parenteral
Vaccine, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Diphtheria, Tetanus And Acellular Pertussis	Parenteral
Vaccine, Hepatitis A	Parenteral
Vaccine, Hepatitis A With Typhoid	Parenteral
Vaccine, Hepatitis A, Inactivated, With Recombinant (DNA) Hepatitis B	Parenteral
Vaccine, Hepatitis B	Parenteral
[F2Vaccine – Inactivated Poliomyelitis	Parenteral]
Vaccine, Influenza	Parenteral
Vaccine, Live Measles, Mumps And Rubella (MMR)	Parenteral
Vaccine, Meningococcal Group C Conjugate	Parenteral
Vaccine, Meningococcal Polysaccharide A and C	Parenteral
[F2Vaccine – Meningococcal Polysaccharide A, C, W135 and Y	Parenteral]
Vaccine, Pneumococcal	Parenteral
F40. . .	F40. . .
Vaccine, Poliomyelitis, Live (Oral)	Oral
Vaccine, Rubella, Live	Parenteral
Vaccine, Tetanus, Adsorbed	Parenteral
Vaccine, Typhoid, Live Attenuated (Oral)	Oral
Vaccine, Typhoid, Polysaccharide	Parenteral
[F19Water for Injections	Parenteral]]