The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges for Drugs and Appliances and Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

3.—(1) The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 2008(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 7(2) (exemptions)–

(a) delete “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (b);

(b) in sub-paragraph (c) for “by” substitute “to”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (c) insert–

“; or

(d) the supply is of drugs or preparations for the treatment of Pandemic Influenza (defined as “phase 6” in the World Health Organisation's (“WHO”) influenza pandemic phases), or Influenza that might become pandemic (defined as “phase 4” or “phase 5” by WHO) specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2.”.

(3) In Schedule 2–

(a) after “SCHEDULE 2”, insert–

“PART 1”

(b) after “Pyridoxine”, insert–

“PART 2 SCHEDULE OF DRUGS TO TREAT INFLUENZA

4.   The following drugs to treat Pandemic Influenza, or Influenza that might become pandemic:

• Oseltamivir

• Zanamivir”

(1)

S.S.I. 2008/27, as amended by S.S.I. 2008/105 and 2009/37.