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2. In regulation 2(1) of the PLPS Regulations(1) (interpretation), at the appropriate place insert—
““prescription item” means an item available on prescription, whether or not it is supplied in pursuance of a prescription or another basis for supply (for example a serious shortage protocol or a patient group direction);”; and
““PTPGD” means a pandemic treatment patient group direction, which is a patient group direction—
relating to the supply of a prescription only medicine to be used for the prevention of or as a treatment for a disease that is, or in anticipation of it being imminently, pandemic; and
which is in accordance with regulation 233 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012(2) (exemption for supply etc under a PGD by a person conducting a retail pharmacy business);”.
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