Provision of drugs, medicines and appliances for immediate treatment or personal administration
58.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a contractor—
(a)must provide to a patient a drug, medicine or appliance, which is not a Scheduled drug, where such provision is needed for the immediate treatment of the patient before provision can otherwise be obtained; and
(b)may provide to a patient a drug, medicine or appliance, which is not a Scheduled drug, which the contractor personally administers or applies to the patient.
(2) A contractor must only provide a restricted availability appliance if it is for a person or a purpose specified in the Drug Tariff.
(3) Nothing in paragraph (1) or (2) authorises a person to supply any drug or medicine to a patient otherwise than in accordance with Part 12 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012(1).
S.I. 2012/1916; as amended by S.I. 2013/235, 1855 and 2593 and S.I. 2014/490 and 1887, S.I. 2015/323, 570, 903 and 1503.