Insertion of regulation 219A
5. After regulation 219 (electronic prescriptions) insert—
“Electronic Prescriptions: EEA health professionals
219A.—(1) This regulation applies to a prescription that is not a health prescription for a product subject to special medical prescription.
(2) A prescription only medicine is also sold or supplied in accordance with a prescription given by an EEA health professional if—
(a)conditions B and C in regulation 218 are not met; but
(b)the conditions in paragraph (3) of this regulation and conditions A and D to F in regulation 218 are met.
(3) The conditions mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) are that the prescription is—
(a)created in electronic form;
(b)signed with an electronic signature; and
(c)sent to the person by whom it is dispensed as an electronic communication (whether or not through one or more intermediaries).”.