The National Health Service (Charges and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

New paragraph 3B

21.  After paragraph 3A(1) (supply in accordance with a SSP) insert—

“Supply in accordance with a PTP

3B.— (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, where—

(a) a dispensing doctor (D) receives, via a secure service approved by the NHSCB for this purpose, an electronic message that amounts to an order for the supply of a drug in accordance with a PTP; and

(b) a person who is entitled to be supplied with that drug in pursuance of that order requests the provision of the drug in accordance with that order,

D must, with reasonable promptness, provide the drug so ordered.

(2) If a person requesting the provision of the drug asks D to do so—

(a) D must give an estimate of the time when the drug will be ready; and

(b) if they are not ready by then, D must give a revised estimate of the time when they will be ready (until they are ready).

(3) Where D provides a drug under sub-paragraph (1), D must include a dispensing label on the packaging of the product and include in the label (in addition to the particulars required or permitted by Part 1 of Schedule 26 to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012), for the patient’s benefit, information to the effect that the product is being supplied in accordance with a PTP, identifying the particular PTP.”.

(1)

Paragraph 3A was inserted by S.I. 2019/990.