Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 18th August 1997.
2
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–
“the Act” means the Medicines Act 1968;
F74“additional supply optometrist” means a person who is registered as an optometrist, and against whose name particulars of the additional supply speciality have been entered in the relevant register;
“aerosol” means a product which is dispersed from its container by a propellent gas or liquid;
F32“clinical management plan” means a written plan (which may be amended from time to time) relating to the treatment of an individual patient agreed by—
- a
the patient to whom the plan relates,
- b
the doctor or dentist who is a party to the plan, and
- c
any supplementary prescriber who is to prescribe, give directions for administration or administer under the plan;
- a
F52“clinical trial” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2003;
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F3“Common Services Agency” means the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service established under section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
F3“Community marketing authorization” means a marketing authorization granted by the European Community under Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2309/93F89or Regulation (EC) No. 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency;
F93“community practitioner nurse prescriber” means a person—
- a
who is a registered nurse or a registered midwife, and
- b
against whose name is recorded in the professional register an annotation signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances from the Nurse Prescribers' Formulary for Community Practitioners in the current edition of the British National Formulary;
- a
“controlled drug” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 19715;
“cyanogenetic substances” means preparations which–
- a
are presented for sale or supply under the name of, or as containing, amygdalin, laetrile or vitamin B17, or
- b
contain more than 0.1 per cent by weight of any substance having the formula either α-Cyanobenzyl-6-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-β-d-glucopyranoside or α-Cyanobenzyl-β-d-glucopy ranosiduronic acid;
- a
F94...
“dosage unit” means–
- a
where a medicinal product is in the form of a tablet or capsule or is an article in some other similar pharmaceutical form, that tablet, capsule or other article, or
- b
where a medicinal product is not in any such form, the unit of measurement which is used as the unit by reference to which the dose of the medicinal product is measured;
- a
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F96...
“external use” means application to the skin, hair, teeth, mucosa of the mouth, throat, nose, ear, eye, vagina or anal canal when a local action only is intended and extensive systemic absorption is unlikely to occur; and references to medicinal products for external use shall be read accordingly except that such references shall not include throat sprays, throat pastilles, throat lozenges, throat tablets, nasal drops, nasal sprays, nasal inhalations or teething preparations;
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F3“Health Authority”—
- a
in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977;
- b
in relation to Scotland, means a Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; and
- c
in relation to Northern Ireland, means a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
- a
F33“health care” means services for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of disease;
“health prescription” means a prescription issued by a doctor, dentist F34, supplementary prescriber , F98a community practitioner nurse prescriber, a nurse independent prescriber or a pharmacist independent prescriber under or by virtue of–
F35“health record” has the meaning given by section 68(2) of the Data Protection Act 19988;
F3“homoeopathic certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration for the purposes of the Medicines (Homoeopathic Medicinal Products For Human Use) Regulations 1994;
F36“independent clinic”—
- a
in relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given by section 2(4) of the Care Standards Act 200010, and
- b
in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given by section 77(1) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act F1312001, and;
- c
F132in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;
- a
F36“independent hospital”—
- a
in relation to England and Wales, shall be construed in accordance with section 2(2), (3) and (6) of the Care Standards Act 2000, and
- b
in relation to Scotland, means—
- i
an independent hospital, or
- ii
a private psychiatric hospital,
as defined by section 77(1) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act F1332001, and
- i
- c
F134in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;
- a
F36“independent medical agency”—
- a
in relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given by section 2(5) of the Care Standards Act 2000, and
- b
in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given by section 77(1) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act F1352001, and
- c
F136in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;
- a
“inhaler” does not include an aerosol;
F115“IRME practitioner” means, in relation to a medical exposure, a practitioner for the purposes of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 20006;
F63“Local Health Board” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977;
F3“marketing authorization” includes a reference both to a United Kingdom marketing authorization and to a Community marketing authorization;
“master” has the same meaning as in section 313(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 19959;
“maximum daily dose” or “MDD” means the maximum quantity of a substance contained in the amount of a medicinal product which it is recommended should be taken or administered in a period of 24 hours;
“maximum dose” or “MD” means the maximum quantity of a substance contained in the amount of a medicinal product which it is recommended should be taken or administered at any one time;
“maximum strength” means–
- a
the maximum quantity of a substance by weight or volume contained in a dosage unit of a medicinal product;
- b
the maximum percentage of a substance contained in a medicinal product calculated in any of the following ways–
- i
weight in weight,
- ii
weight in volume,
- iii
volume in weight, or
- iv
volume in volume,
and if the maximum percentage calculated in those ways differs, the higher or highest such percentage;
- i
- a
F116“medical exposure” has the same meaning as in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000;
“medicinal product” includes any article or substance in respect of which section 58 of the Act has effect by virtue of an order made under section 104 of the ActF117...
“the Misuse of Drugs Regulations” means, in relation to England, Wales and Scotland, the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 198510 and in relation to Northern Ireland, the Misuse of Drugs (Northern Ireland) Regulations 198611;
F3“NHS trust”—
- a
in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
- b
in relation to Scotland, has the same meaning as in the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; and
- c
in relation to Northern Ireland, means a Health and Social Services trust established under article 10 of the Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
- a
F99“nurse independent prescriber” means a person—
- a
who is a registered nurse or a registered midwife, and
- b
against whose name is recorded in the professional register an annotation signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a nurse independent prescriber or a nurse independent/supplementary prescriber;
- a
F51“NHS foundation trust” has the same meaning as in section 1(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003;
F37“nursing home” has the meaning given by article 16 F137article 11 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;
“occupational health scheme” means a scheme in which a person, in the course of a business carried on by him, provides facilities for his employees for the treatment or prevention of disease;
“offshore installation” means an offshore installation within the meaning of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 197112 which is within–
- a
tidal waters and parts of the sea in or adjacent to the United Kingdom up to the seaward limits of territorial waters;
- b
waters in any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 196413;
- a
F118“operator”—
- a
in relation to an aircraft, means the person for the time being having management of the aircraft, and
- b
for the purposes of article 7B, has the same meaning as in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000;
- a
F168“optometrist independent prescriber” means a person—
- a
who is a registered optometrist, and
- b
against whose name is recorded in the relevant register an annotation signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as an optometrist independent prescriber;
- a
“parenteral administration” means administration by breach of the skin or mucous membrane;
F3“Patient Group Direction” means—
- a
in connection with the F138sale or supply of a prescription only medicine as referred to in article 12A(2), F4612B, 12C, 12D or 12E, a written direction relating to the F139sale or supply, and administration, of a description or class of prescription only medicine; or
- b
in connection with the administration of a prescription only medicine as referred to in article 12A(2), 12B or 12C, a written direction relating to the administration of a description or class of prescription only medicine,
and which, in the case of either (a) or (b)—
- i
is signed by a doctor or dentist, and by a pharmacist; and
- ii
relates to F140sale or supply and administration, or to administration, to persons generally (subject to any exclusions which may be set out in the Direction);
- i
- a
F100“pharmacist independent prescriber” means a person—
- a
who is a pharmacist, and
- b
against whose name is recorded in the relevant register an annotation signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a pharmacist independent prescriber;
- a
“prescription only medicine” means a medicinal product of a description or falling within a class specified in article 3 of this Order;
F3“Primary Care Trust” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977;
F38“prison service” means—
- a
in relation to England and Wales, a Minister of the Crown exercising functions in relation to prisons (within the meaning of the Prison Act 1952),
- b
in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers exercising functions in relation to prisons (within the meaning of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989), and
- c
in relation to Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Department exercising functions in relation to prisons (within the meaning of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953);
- a
F9“professional register” means the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council F54under article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001;
“prolonged release” in relation to a medicinal product means a formulation of that product which–
- a
is used to reduce the rate at which the active ingredient in that product is released after administration, and
- b
is sold or supplied as a prolonged, controlled or sustained release medicinal product;
- a
F119“radioactive medicinal product” means a medicinal product which is, which contains or which generates a radioactive substance and which is, contains or generates that substance in order, when administered, to utilize the radiation emitted therefrom;
F44“registered chiropodist” means a person who is registered in Part 2 of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;;
F53“registered dietitian” means a person who is registered in Part 4 of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;
F55“registered midwife” means a person registered in the Midwives' Part of the professional register;
F56“registered nurse” means a person registered in the Nurses' Part F101or Specialist Community Public Health Nurses' Part of the professional register;
F53“registered occupational therapist” means a person who is registered in Part 6 of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;
F154 “registered optometrist” means a person whose name is registered in the register of optometrists maintained under section 7(a) of the Opticians Act 1989, or in the register of visiting optometrists from relevant European States maintained under section 8B(1)(a) of that Act;
F44“registered orthoptist” means a person who is registered in Part 7 of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;;
F53“registered orthotist and prosthetist” means a person who is registered in Part 10 of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;
F44“registered paramedic” means a person who is registered in Part 8 of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;
F44“registered physiotherapist” means a person who is registered in Part 9 of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;
F39“registered provider” means—
- a
in relation to an independent hospital, an independent clinic or an independent medical agency—
- i
in relation to England and Wales, the person who is registered under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000 as the person carrying on the establishment or agency,
- ii
in relation to Scotland, the person who is registered under Part 1 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 as the person providing the establishment or agency, and
- iiii
F141in relation to Northern Ireland, the person registered under Part III of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 as the person carrying on the establishment or agency, and
- i
- b
F142in relation to a nursing home, the person registered under Part III of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 as the person carrying on the establishment;
- a
F44“registered radiographer” means a person who is registered in Part 11 of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;
F53“registered speech and language therapist” means a person who is registered in Part 12 of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001;
F39“relevant manager” means—
- a
in relation to an independent hospital, an independent clinic or an independent medical agency—
- i
in relation to England and Wales—
- aa
a person who is registered under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000 as the manager of the establishment or agency, but who is not the registered provider for that establishment or agency, or
- bb
if there is no such person, but the registered provider has appointed a person to manage the establishment or agency, that appointed person,
- aa
- ii
in relation to Scotland, a person, other than the registered provider, who was identified as an individual who is to manage the establishment or agency on the application for registration of that establishment or agency under Part 1 of Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001, and
- iii
F143in relation to Northern Ireland—
- aa
a person who is registered under Part III of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 as the manager of the establishment or agency, but who is not the registered provider for that establishment or agency, or
- bb
if there is no such person, but the registered provider has appointed a person to manage the establishment or agency, that appointed person, and
- aa
- i
- b
F144in relation to a nursing home—
- i
a person who is registered under Part III of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 as the manager of the establishment or agency, but who is not the registered provider for that establishment or agency, or
- ii
if there is no such person, but the registered provider has appointed a person to manage the establishment or agency, that appointed person;
- i
- a
F39“relevant register” means—
- a
in relation to a F102registered nurse F57or registered midwife, the professional register, F65...
- b
in relation to a pharmacist, F121Part 1 of the register maintained under article 10(1) of the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007 or the register maintained in pursuance of Articles 6 and 9 of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976; F76...
- c
F66in relation to a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001 relating to—
- i
chiropodists and podiatrists;
- ii
physiotherapists; or
- iii
radiographers diagnostic or therapeutic
that register F77; and
- i
- d
F78in relation to a registered optometrist, the register of optometrists maintained under section 7(a) of the Opticians Act 1989;
- a
“repeatable prescription” means a prescription which contains a direction that it may be dispensed more than once;
“sell” means sell by retail as defined in section 131 of the Act and “sale” has a corresponding meaning;
“soap” means any compound of a fatty acid with an alkali or amine;
F3“Special Health Authority”—
- a
in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977;
- b
in relation to Scotland, means a Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; and
- c
in relation to Northern Ireland, means a Special Health and Social Services Agency established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990;
- a
F45...
F45...
F15“Strategic Health Authority” means a Strategic Health Authority established under section 8 of the National Health Service Act 1977;
F40“supplementary prescriber” means—
- a
- b
- c
a registered midwife,F79...
- d
F68a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001 relating to—
- i
chiropodists and podiatrists;
- ii
physiotherapists; or
- iii
radiographers diagnostic or therapeutic F80or
- i
- e
F75a registered optometrist,
against whose name is recorded in the relevant register an annotation F69or entry signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a supplementary prescriber F104or, in the case of a nurse or midwife, as a nurse independent/supplementary prescriber;
“supply” means supply in circumstances corresponding to retail sale as defined in section 131 of the Act;
“unit preparation” means a preparation, including a mother tincture, prepared by a process of solution, extraction or trituration with a view to being diluted tenfold or one hundredfold, either once or repeatedly, in an inert diluent, and then used either in this diluted form or, where applicable, by impregnating tablets, granules, powders or other inert substances.
F3“United Kingdom marketing authorization” means a marketing authorization granted by the licensing authority under the Medicines For Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 1994 (including a product licence having effect as such an authorization by virtue of Schedule 6 to those Regulations F90or an authorization granted by the licensing authority in accordance with Article 126a of Directive 2001/83/EC).
3
For the purposes of this Order, the equivalence of a substance to a reference material shall be determined by calculating the amount of that reference material which is contained in that substance either by weight or, where the amount of the reference material is specified in terms of international units of activity, those units.
4
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference–
a
to a numbered section is to the section of the Act which bears that number,
b
to a numbered article or Schedule is to the article of, or Schedule to, this Order which bears that number,
c
in an article or in a Part of a Schedule to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph of that article or Part of that Schedule which bears that number, and
d
in a paragraph to a lettered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph of that paragraph which bears that letter.
5
In F10Schedules 1, 2, 3A and 5–
a
entries specified in columns 2 to 5 relate to the substances listed in column 1 against which they appear and where, in relation to a particular substance listed in column 1, an entry in columns 2 to 5 bears a number or letter it relates only to such entries in the other of those columns as bear the same number or letter;
b
the following abbreviations are used:
“g” for gram,
“iu” for international unit of activity,
“mcg” for microgram,
“mg” for milligram,
“ml” for millilitre.
6
In Schedule 3, the abbreviation “NPF” means the Nurse Prescribers' Formulary Appendix in the British National Formulary.
F47
In articles 12 to F4112E, a reference to a prescription only medicine being sold or supplied for the purpose of being administered in accordance with the written directions of a doctor or dentist relating to a particular person, or in accordance with a Patient Group Direction, includes a reference to it being sold or supplied in accordance with such directions or such a Direction.
8
9
In Schedule 7, Part I, a reference to treatment of a clinical situation includes a reference to any form of management of that situation.
Appropriate practitioners2
For the purposes of section 58 (medicinal products on prescription only), the following shall be appropriate practitioners–
a
F11b
in relation to the descriptions and classes of medicinal products specified in Schedule 3, F111community practitioner nurse prescribers;
F159c
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F169c
in relation to the descriptions and classes of medicinal products specified in article 3, other than medicinal products that are controlled drugs or for parenteral administration or both , optometrist independent prescribers.
F159d
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F12Medicinal products on prescription only3
The following descriptions and classes of medicinal products are specified for the purposes of section 58, namely—
a
medicinal products in respect of which a marketing authorization has been granted, which in the marketing authorization are classified as being prescription only medicines;
b
medicinal products in respect of which no marketing authorization has been granted consisting of or containing a substance listed in column 1 of Schedule 1;
c
medicinal products that are for parenteral administration;
d
medicinal products that are controlled drugs unless a marketing authorization has been granted in respect of that medicinal product in which the product is classified as being a pharmacy only or on general sale list medicine;
e
cyanogenetic substances, other than preparations for external use;
f
medicinal products that on administration emit radiation, or contain or generate any substance which emits radiation, in order that radiation may be used.
F18g
medicinal products in respect of which a marketing authorization has been granted consisting of or containing aloxiprin, aspirin or paracetamol in the form of non-effervescent tablets or capsules which in the marketing authorization are classified as being pharmacy only or general sale list medicines.
F162h
medicinal products in respect of which a marketing authorization has been granted consisting of or containing pseudoephedrine salts or ephedrine base or salts in all pharmaceutical forms which in the marketing authorization are classified as being pharmacy only medicines.
Prescribing and administration by nurse independent prescribersF1633A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F29Prescribing and administration by supplementary prescribers3B
1
Subject to paragraph (2), a supplementary prescriber may—
a
give a prescription for a medicinal product referred to in article 3; or
b
if that medicinal product is for parenteral administration—
i
administer that medicinal product, or
ii
give directions for the administration of that medicinal product,
only where he complies with the conditions as to the cases or circumstances in which he may do so specified in paragraph (3).
F1642
Paragraph (1) does not apply if the supplementary prescriber is a community practitioner nurse prescriber and the medicinal product prescribed or administered, or in respect of which he gives directions for administration, falls within a description or class of medicinal products specified in Schedule 3.
3
The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that—
a
the supplementary prescriber is acting in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan which—
i
relates to the patient for whom the product is prescribed or to whom it is, or is to be, administered,
ii
is in effect at the time the prescription or direction is given or, as the case may be, the product is administered, and
iii
includes the particulars specified in Schedule 3B;
F72b
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c
the supplementary prescriber has access to the health records of the patient to whom the plan relates which are used by any doctor or dentist who is a party to the plan.
Exemptions from conditions in respect of the cases or circumstances in which a F155... supplementary prescriber may administer a medicinal product3C
The conditions specified by virtue of F156... article 3B(3) shall not apply in relation to the administration of a medicinal product by F157... a supplementary prescriber where—
a
that person is acting in accordance with the directions of another person who is an appropriate practitioner, or
b
that administration is exempt from the restriction in section 58(2)(b) (restriction on administration) by virtue of any of the subsequent provisions of this Order.
Duration of special provisions in relation to new medicinal productsF134
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exempt medicinal products5
1
A medicinal product shall be exempt from the restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) (restrictions on sale or supply) if it, or a substance in it, is listed in column 1 of Schedule 1 and there–
a
is an entry in column 2, 3, 4 or 5 of that Schedule which contains a condition and that condition is satisfied in accordance with the following provisions of this article; or
b
there is more than one such condition which applies where that substance is used in that product and each of those conditions is so satisfied.
2
Where a maximum strength is specified in column 2 in relation to a substance, a medicinal product which consists of or contains that substance satisfies the condition where the maximum strength of that substance in that medicinal product, or where specified in that column the maximum strength of a medicinal product which contains that substance, does not exceed that specified maximum or, where the medicinal product consists of more than one of the substances sodium fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate or stannous fluoride combined in a dentifrice, where the maximum strength of that combination of substances in a product does not exceed the equivalent of 0.15 per cent of fluorine.
3
Where a route of administration is specified in column 3 in relation to a substance, a medicinal product which consists of or contains that substance satisfies the condition where it is sold or supplied for administration only by that route.
4
Where a use is specified in column 3 in relation to a substance, a medicinal product which consists of or contains that substance satisfies the condition in respect of use where it is sold or supplied only for use–
a
where a purpose for which it may be used is so specified, for that purpose;
b
where the class of persons in whom it may be used is so specified, in persons of that class F5,
provided that, where the entry in column 3 contains a condition to the effect that the product is to be wholly or mainly for use in a specified class of persons, the product satisfies that condition where it is sold or supplied wholly or mainly for use in persons of that class.
5
Where a pharmaceutical form is specified in column 3 in relation to a substance, a medicinal product which consists of or contains that substance satisfies the condition where it is sold or supplied in that pharmaceutical form.
6
Where a maximum dose is specified in column 4 in relation to a substance, a medicinal product which consists of or contains that substance satisfies the condition where it is sold or supplied for use at a maximum dose which does not exceed that specified maximum dose.
7
Subject to paragraph (8), where a maximum daily dose is specified in column 4 in relation to a substance, a medicinal product which consists of or contains that substance satisfies the condition where it is sold or supplied for use at a maximum daily dose which does not exceed that specified maximum daily dose.
8
A medicinal product which contains more than one of the substances–
Atropine
Atropine Methobromide
Atropine Methonitrate
Atropine Oxide Hydrochloride
Atropine Sulphate
Hyoscine
Hyoscine Butylbromide
Hyoscine Hydrobromide
Hyoscine Methobromide
Hyoscine Methonitrate
Hyoscyamine
Hyoscyamine Hydrobromide
Hyoscyamine Sulphate,
satisfies the condition only where it is sold or supplied for use at a maximum daily dose which does not exceed 1 milligram in total of the alkaloids derived from belladonna, hyoscyamus, stramonium or other solanaceous plant which are contained in that medicinal product.
9
Where a maximum period of use or a maximum frequency of use is specified in column 4 in relation to a substance, a medicinal product which consists of or contains that substance satisfies the condition where it is sold or supplied for use for a maximum period or frequency, as the case may be, which does not exceed the maximum period of use or the maximum frequency of use which is so specified.
10
Where a maximum quantity is specified in column 5 in relation to a substance, a medicinal product which consists of or contains that substance satisfies the condition where it, or where so specified in that column, the medicinal product which contains that substance is sold or supplied in a quantity which does not exceed that specified maximum quantity.
11
In paragraphs (2) to (7) and (9) and (10) a reference to a numbered column is a reference to the column bearing that number in Schedule 1.
F30Exemption for products consisting of or containing aloxiprin, aspirin or paracetamol5A
A medicinal product falling within article 3(g) shall be exempt from the restrictions imposed by section 58(2) (restrictions on sale, supply and administration) if the quantity of that product sold or supplied to a person at any one time does not exceed 100 tablets or capsules.
F167Exemption for products consisting of or containing pseudoephedrine salts or ephedrine base or salts5B
1
A medicinal product falling within article 3(h) shall be exempt from the restrictions imposed by section 58(2) (restrictions on sale, supply and administration) if the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied—
2
The conditions referred to in this paragraph are that—
a
the medicinal product sold or supplied to a person must not be sold or supplied at the same time as another medicinal product that consists of or contains—
i
in the case of pseudoephedrine salts, ephedrine base or salts;
ii
in the case of ephedrine base or salts, pseudoephedrine salts; and
b
the medicinal product or products sold or supplied to a person at any one time must not in total contain more than—
i
in the case of pseudoephedrine salts, 720mg pseudoephedrine salts;
ii
in the case of ephedrine base or salts, 180mg ephedrine base or salts.
Circumstances in which controlled drugs and medicinal products authorized by the European Community are not prescription only medicinesF146
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exemption for parenteral administration in an emergency to human beings of certain prescription only medicines7
The restriction imposed by section 58(2)(b) (restriction on administration) shall not apply to the administration to human beings of any of the following medicinal products for parenteral administration–
Adrenaline Injection 1 in 1000 (1 mg in 1 ml)
Atropine Sulphate Injection
F64Atropine sulphate and obidoxime chloride injection
F64Atropine sulphate and pralidoxime chloride injection
F64Atropine sulphate, pralidoxime mesilate and avizafone injection
F81Chlorphenamine Injection
F82Dicobalt Edetate Injection
F83...
F83...
Glucagon Injection
F84Glucose Injection 50%
Hydrocortisone Injection
F85Naloxone Hydrochloride
F64Pralidoxime chloride injection
F64Pralidoxime mesilate injection
Promethazine Hydrochloride Injection
Snake Venom Antiserum
Sodium Nitrite Injection
Sodium Thiosulphate Injection
Sterile Pralidoxime
where the administration is for the purpose of saving life in an emergency.
F62Exemptions for administration of smallpox vaccine7A
1
The restriction imposed by section 58(2)(b) (restriction on administration) shall not apply to the administration to human beings of smallpox vaccine where the conditions specified in paragraph (2) or (3) are satisfied.
2
The conditions referred to in this paragraph are—
a
the vaccine has been supplied by, or on behalf of, or under arrangements made by—
i
the Secretary of State,
ii
the Scottish Ministers,
iii
the National Assembly for Wales,
iv
the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety,
v
an NHS body; and
b
the vaccine is administered for the purpose of providing protection against smallpox virus in the event of a suspected or confirmed case of smallpox in the United Kingdom.
3
The conditions referred to in this paragraph are—
a
the vaccine has been supplied by, or on behalf of, or under arrangements made by Her Majesty’s Forces;
b
the vaccine is administered for the purpose of providing protection against smallpox virus to—
i
members of Her Majesty’s Forces; or
ii
other persons employed or engaged by those Forces.
4
For the purposes of this regulation, “NHS body” means—
a
the Common Services Agency,
b
a Strategic Health Authority, Health Authority or Special Health Authority,
c
a Primary Care Trust,
d
a Local Health Board, or
e
an NHS trust or NHS foundation trust
F120Exemption for administration by operators7B
1
The restriction imposed by section 58(2)(b) (restriction on administration) shall not apply to—
a
a radioactive medicinal product, administration of which results in a medical exposure; or
b
any other prescription only medicine if it is being administered in connection with a medical exposure,
where the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are satisfied.
2
The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that—
a
the radioactive medicinal product or other prescription only medicine is administered by an operator acting in accordance with the procedures and protocols referred to in regulation 4(1) and (2) of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000 which apply to the exposure referred to in paragraph (1);
b
that medical exposure has been authorised by an IRME practitioner or, where it is not practicable for an IRME practitioner to authorise the exposure, by an operator acting in accordance with written guidelines issued by an IRME practitioner;
c
the IRME practitioner is the holder of a certificate granted pursuant to the Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 19787;
d
the radioactive medicinal product or other prescription only medicine is not a controlled drug; and
e
in the case of a prescription only medicine which is not a radioactive medicinal product, it is specified in the protocols referred to in sub-paragraph (a).
Exemptions for emergency sale or supply8
1
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) (restriction on sale and supply) shall not apply to the sale or supply of a prescription only medicine by a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business where the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are satisfied.
2
The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are–
a
that the pharmacist by or under whose supervision the prescription only medicine is to be sold or supplied is satisfied that the sale or supply has been requested by a doctorF19, a supplementary prescriber, F107a community practitioner nurse prescriber, a nurse independent prescriberF170, an optometrist independent prescriber or a pharmacist independent prescriber who by reason of an emergency is unable to furnish a prescription immediately;
b
that the doctorF20, supplementary prescriber, F108community practitioner nurse prescriber, nurse independent prescriber F171, optometrist independent prescriber or pharmacist independent prescriber has undertaken to furnish the person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business with a prescription within 72 hours of the sale or supply;
c
d
subject to paragraph (5), that the prescription only medicine is not a controlled drug specified in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations;
e
that an entry is made in the record kept under regulation 6 of the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 198018 within the time specified in that regulation stating the particulars required under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
3
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) shall not apply to the sale or supply of a prescription only medicine by a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business where the conditions specified in paragraph (4) are satisfied.
4
The conditions referred to in paragraph (3) are–
a
that the pharmacist by or under whose supervision the prescription only medicine is to be sold or supplied has interviewed the person requesting a prescription only medicine and has satisfied himself–
i
that there is an immediate need for the prescription only medicine requested to be sold or supplied and that it is impracticable in the circumstances to obtain a prescription without undue delay,
ii
that treatment with the prescription only medicine requested has on a previous occasion been prescribed by a doctorF22, supplementary prescriber, F110community practitioner nurse prescriber, nurse independent prescriberF173, optometrist independent prescriber or pharmacist independent prescriber for the person requesting it, and
iii
as to the dose which in the circumstances it would be appropriate for that person to take;
b
that no greater quantity of the prescription only medicine than will provide 5 days' treatment is sold or supplied except that where the prescription only medicine–
i
is F1a preparation of insulin, an aerosol for the relief of asthma, an ointment or cream, and has been made up for sale in a container elsewhere than at the place of sale or supply, the smallest pack that the pharmacist has available for sale or supply may be sold or supplied,
ii
is an oral contraceptive, a quantity sufficient for a full treatment cycle may be sold or supplied,
iii
is an antibiotic for oral administration in liquid form, the smallest quantity that will provide a full course of treatment may be sold or supplied;
c
subject to paragraph (5), that the prescription only medicine does not consist of or contain a substance specified in Schedule 4 to this Order and is not a controlled drug specified in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations;
d
that an entry is made in the record kept under regulation 6 of the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1980 within the time specified in that regulation stating the particulars required under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations;
e
that the container or package of the prescription only medicine is labelled so as to show–
i
the date on which the prescription only medicine is sold or supplied,
ii
the name, quantity and, except where it is apparent from the name, the pharmaceutical form and strength of the prescription only medicine,
iii
the name of the person requesting the prescription only medicine,
iv
the name and address of the registered pharmacy from which the prescription only medicine is sold or supplied, and
v
the words “Emergency Supply”.
5
The conditions specified in paragraphs (2)(d) and (4)(c) shall not apply where the prescription only medicine consists of or contains phenobarbitone or phenobarbitone sodium (but no other substance specified in Schedule 4 to this Order or Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations) and is sold or supplied for use in the treatment of epilepsy.
Exemption for non-parenteral administration to human beings9
The restriction imposed by section 58(2)(b) (restriction on administration) shall not apply to the administration to human beings of a prescription only medicine which is not for parenteral administration.
Exemption for medicinal products at high dilutions10
F431
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2) (restrictions on sale, supply and administration) shall not apply to the sale, supply or administration of a medicinal product which is not for parenteral administration and which consists of or contains, any of the substances listed in column 1 of Schedule 1 F114or in Schedule 2, only one or more unit preparation of such substances, if–
a
each such unit preparation has been diluted to at least one part in a million (6x), and the person selling, supplying or administering the medicinal product has been requested by or on behalf of a particular person and in that person’s presence to use his own judgment as to the treatment required; or
b
each such unit preparation has been diluted to at least one part in a million million (6c).
F422
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2) (restrictions on sale, supply and administration) shall not apply to the sale, supply or administration of a medicinal product which is not for parenteral administration and which consists of or contains solely one or more unit preparations of the following substances—
Aconite
Arsenic Trioxide
Belladonna Herb
Ignatia Bean
Nux Vomica Seed,
if each such unit preparation has been diluted to at least one part in a million (6x)
Exemptions for certain persons11
1
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) (restrictions on sale and supply) shall not apply–
a
to the sale or supply by a person listed in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 5 of the prescription only medicines listed in relation to that person in column 2 of that Part where the conditions specified in the corresponding paragraphs in column 3 of that Part are satisfied;
b
to the supply by a person listed in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 5 of the prescription only medicines listed in relation to that person in column 2 of that Part where the conditions specified in the corresponding paragraphs in column 3 of that Part are satisfied.
2
The restriction imposed by section 58(2)(b) (restriction on administration) shall not apply to the administration by a person listed in column 1 of Part III of Schedule 5 of the prescription only medicines for parenteral administration listed in relation to that person in column 2 of that Part where the conditions specified in the corresponding paragraphs in column 3 of that Part are satisfied.
F47Exemption for sale or supply in hospitals12
1
Subject to paragraph (3), the restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) (restrictions on sale and supply) shall not apply to the sale or supply of a prescription only medicine in the course of the business of a hospital where the medicine is sold or supplied for the purpose of being administered (whether in the hospital or elsewhere) to a particular person in accordance with directions satisfying the conditions specified in paragraph (2).
2
The conditions specified in paragraph (1) are that the directions—
a
are in writing;
b
relate to the particular person to whom the medicine is to be administered; and
c
are given by a person (other than a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner) who is an appropriate practitioner in relation to that medicine.
3
4
The exemption in paragraph (1) applies notwithstanding that the directions do not satisfy the conditions specified in article 15(2).
F2Exemptions for the supply and administration of prescription only medicines by national health service bodies12A
1
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) (restrictions on sale and supply) shall not apply to the supply of a prescription only medicine by—
a
the Common Services Agency;
b
a F16Strategic Health Authority, Health Authority or Special Health Authority;
c
an NHS trust F49or NHS foundation trust;
d
a Primary Care Trust; or
e
where sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) do not apply, a person other than an excepted person, pursuant to an arrangement made with one of the persons specified in those sub-paragraphs for the supply of prescription only medicines,
where the medicine is supplied for the purpose of being administered to a particular person in accordance with the written directions of a doctor or dentist relating to that person notwithstanding that those directions do not satisfy the conditions specified in article 15(2).
2
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2) (restrictions on sale, supply and administration) shall not apply to the supply or, as the case may be, the administration of a prescription only medicine by—
a
the Common Services Agency;
b
a F17Strategic Health Authority, Health Authority or Special Health Authority;
c
an NHS trust F50or NHS foundation trust;
d
a Primary Care Trust; or
e
where sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) do not apply, a person other than an excepted person, pursuant to an arrangement made with one of the persons specified in those sub-paragraphs for the supply or, as the case may be, the administration of prescription only medicines,
where the medicine is supplied for the purpose of being administered, or, as the case may be, is administered, to a particular person in accordance with a Patient Group Direction and where the conditions specified in paragraph (3) are satisfied.
3
The conditions referred to are that—
a
the Patient Group Direction relates to the supply or, as the case may be, the administration, by the person who supplies or administers the medicine, of a description or class of prescription only medicine, and the Direction has effect at the time at which the medicine is supplied or, as the case may be, is administered;
b
the Patient Group Direction contains the particulars specified in Part I of Schedule 7 to this Order (but with the omission of paragraph (c) of that Part in the case of a Direction which relates to administration only);
c
the Patient Group Direction is signed on behalf of the person specified in column 2 of the Table in Part II of Schedule 7 to this Order (“the authorising person”) against the entry in column 1 of that Table for the class of person by whom the medicine is supplied or administered;
d
the individual who supplies or, as the case may be, administers the medicine belongs to one of the classes of individual specified in Part III of Schedule 7 to this Order, and is designated in writing, on behalf of the authorising person, for the purpose of the supply or, as the case may be, the administration of prescription only medicines under the Patient Group Direction; and
e
at the time at which the medicine is supplied or, as the case may be, is administered, a product licence, a marketing authorization or a homoeopathic certificate of registration has effect in respect of it.
4
In this article, “excepted person” means—
a
a doctor or dentist; or
b
a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business within the meaning of section 69.
Exemption for health professionals who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction in order to assist doctors or dentists in providing national health services12B
1
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2) (sale, supply and administration) shall not apply to the supply or, as the case may be, the administration of a prescription only medicine by an individual belonging to one of the classes specified in Part III of Schedule 7 to this Order where—
a
the individual supplies or, as the case may be, administers the medicine in order to assist a doctor or dentist in the provision of, respectively, NHS primary medical services or NHS primary dental services;
b
the medicine is supplied for the purpose of being administered, or, as the case may be, is administered, in accordance with a Patient Group Direction; and
c
the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are satisfied.
2
The conditions referred to are that—
a
the Patient Group Direction relates to the supply or, as the case may be, the administration of a description or class of prescription only medicine in order to assist the doctor or dentist in question in providing the services referred to in paragraph (1)(a) (whether or not it also relates to such supply or administration in order to assist any other doctor or dentist);
b
the Patient Group Direction has effect at the time at which the medicine is supplied or, as the case may be, is administered;
c
the Patient Group Direction contains the particulars specified in Part I of Schedule 7 to this Order (but with the omission of paragraph (c) of that Part in the case of a Direction which relates to administration only);
d
the Patient Group Direction is signed—
i
by the doctor or dentist in question or, alternatively, where the Direction also relates to supply or administration in order to assist one or more other doctors or dentists, as referred to in sub-paragraph (a), by one of those other doctors or dentists; and
F91ii
on behalf of the Primary Care Trust, Local Health Board, Health Board or Health and Social Services Board that is responsible for the arrangements under which the services are provided
e
the individual referred to in paragraph (1) is designated in writing for the purpose of the supply or, as the case may be, the administration of prescription only medicines under the Patient Group Direction, by the doctor or dentist in question, or, alternatively, where the Direction also relates to supply or administration in order to assist one or more other doctors or dentists, as referred to in sub-paragraph (a), by one of those other doctors or dentists; and
f
at the time at which the medicine is supplied or, as the case may be, is administered, a product licence, a marketing authorization or a homoeopathic certificate of registration has effect in respect of it.
3
In this article—
a
a reference to the provision of NHS primary dental services shall be construed as a reference to—
F92i
in relation to England and Wales, the provision of primary dental services under Part 1 of the National Health Service Act 1977;
ii
in relation to Scotland, the provision of general dental services under Part II of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or the performance of personal dental services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997; and
iii
in relation to Northern Ireland, the provision of general dental services under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, or the performance of personal dental services in connection with a pilot scheme under the Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;
b
a reference to the provision of NHS primary medical services shall be construed as a reference to—
F48i
in relation to England and Wales, the provision of primary medical services under Part I of the National Health Service Act 1977;
F60ii
in relation to Scotland, the provision of primary medical services under Part I of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; and
F61iii
in relation to Northern Ireland, the provision of primary medical services under Article 15B or Part VI of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.
Exemption for persons conducting a retail pharmacy business who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction12C
1
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2) (restrictions on sale, supply and administration) shall not apply to the F147sale or supply or, as the case may be, the administration of a prescription only medicine by a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business within the meaning of section 69 where—
F148a
the medicine—
i
is supplied, or as the case may be, is administered by such a person pursuant to an arrangement made with—
aa
a body referred to in article 12A(a) to (d),
bb
a force or service referred to in article 12E(1)(a)(i) to (iii), or
cc
Her Majesty’s Forces,
for the supply or, as the case may be, the administration of prescription only medicines; or
ii
is sold or supplied or, as the case may be, is administered by such a person pursuant to an arrangement made with an authority or person carrying on the business of an establishment or agency referred to in article 12D(1) for the sale or supply or, as the case may be, the administration of prescription only medicines;
b
the medicine is F149sold or supplied for the purpose of being administered, or, as the case may be, is administered, to a particular person in accordance with a Patient Group Direction; and
c
the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are satisfied.
2
The conditions referred to are that—
a
the Patient Group Direction relates to the F150sale or supply or, as the case may be, the administration of a description or class of prescription only medicine by the person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business who F151sells or supplies or, as the case may be, administers the prescription only medicine, and the Direction has effect at the time at which the medicine is F152sold or supplied or, as the case may be, is administered;
b
the Patient Group Direction contains the particulars specified in Part I of Schedule 7 to this Order (but with the omission of paragraph (c) of that Part in the case of a Direction which relates to administration only);
F23c
the Patient Group Direction is signed—
i
in the case of an arrangement with a body referred to in article 12A(a) to (d), on behalf of that body,
ii
in the case of an arrangement with an authority or person carrying on the business of an establishment or agency referred to in article 12D(1), by or on behalf of the relevant provider and, if there is a relevant manager for the establishment or agency, that manager,
iii
in the case of an arrangement with a prison service, by or on behalf of the person specified in column 2 of the Table in Part IIA of Schedule 7 to this Order against the entry in column 1 of that Table for that service,
iv
in the case of an arrangement with a police force or the Police Service of Northern Ireland—
a
by or on behalf of the person specified in column 2 of the Table in Part IIA of Schedule 7 to this Order against the entry in column 1 of that Table for that force or service, and
b
a doctor who is not employed or engaged by, and who does not provide services under arrangements made with, any police force or the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and
v
in the case of an arrangement with Her Majesty’s Forces, by or on behalf of a person specified in column 2 of the Table in Part IIA of Schedule 7 to this Order against the entry in column 1 of that Table for Her Majesty’s Forces;
F6cc
where the prescription only medicine is administered by the person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business within the meaning of section 69, the individual who administers the medicine belongs to one of the classes of individual specified in Part III of Schedule 7 to this Order, and is F24designated in writing—
i
in the case of an arrangement with a body referred to in article 12A(a) to (d), on behalf of that body,
ii
in the case of an arrangement with an authority or person carrying on the business of an establishment or agency referred to in article 12D(1), by or on behalf of the relevant provider or, if there is a relevant manager for the establishment or agency, that relevant manager,
iii
in the case of an arrangement with a force or service referred to in article 12E(1)(a)(i) to (iii), by or on behalf of the person specified in column 2 of the Table in Part IIA of Schedule 7 to this Order against the entry in column 1 of that Table for that force or service, or
iv
in the case of an arrangement with Her Majesty’s Forces, by or on behalf of a person specified in column 2 of the Table in Part IIA of Schedule 7 to this Order against the entry in column 1 of that Table for Her Majesty’s Forces,
for the purpose of the administration of prescription only medicines under the Patient Group Direction; and
d
at the time at which the medicine is F153sold or supplied or, as the case may be, is administered, a product licence, a marketing authorization or a homoeopathic certificate of registration has effect in respect of it.
F31Exemption for the supply and administration of prescription only medicines by independent hospitals, clinics and agencies12D
1
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2) (restrictions on sale, supply and administration) shall not apply to the F122sale or supply or, as the case may be, the administration of a prescription only medicine in the course of the business of—
F123a
an independent hospital,
b
an independent clinic,
c
an independent medical agency, or
d
in Northern Ireland, a nursing home,
where the medicine is F124sold or supplied for the purpose of being administered, or, as the case may be, is administered, to a particular person in accordance with a Patient Group Direction and where the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are satisfied.
2
The conditions referred to are that—
a
the Patient Group Direction relates to the F125sale or supply or, as the case may be, the administration, by the person who F126sells or supplies or administers the medicine, of a description or class of prescription only medicine, and the Direction has effect at the time at which the medicine is F127sold or supplied or, as the case may be, is administered;
b
the Patient Group Direction contains the particulars specified in Part I of Schedule 7 to this Order (but with the omission of paragraph (c) of that Part in the case of a Direction which relates to administration only);
c
the Patient Group Direction is signed—
i
by or on behalf of the registered provider, and
ii
if there is a relevant manager for the independent hospital, clinic or agency, or nursing home, by that manager;
d
the individual who F128sells or supplies or, as the case may be, administers the medicine belongs to one of the classes of individual specified in Part III of Schedule 7 to this Order, and is designated in writing—
i
by or on behalf of the registered provider, or
ii
if there is a relevant manager for the independent hospital, clinic or agency, or nursing home, by that manager,
for the purpose of the F129sale or supply or, as the case may be, the administration of prescription only medicines under the Patient Group Direction; and
e
at the time at which the medicine is F130sold or supplied or, as the case may be, is administered, a product licence, a marketing authorization or a homoeopathic certificate of registration has effect in respect of it.
Exemption for health professionals who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction in order to assist the provision of health care by or on behalf of the police, the prison services or the armed forces12E
1
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2) (sale, supply and administration) shall not apply to the supply or, as the case may be, the administration of a prescription only medicine by an individual belonging to one of the classes specified in Part III of Schedule 7 to this Order where—
a
the individual supplies or, as the case may be, administers the medicine in order to assist the provision of health care by, on behalf of, or under arrangements made by—
i
a police force in England, Wales or Scotland,
ii
the Police Service of Northern Ireland,
iii
a prison service, or
iv
Her Majesty’s Forces;
b
the medicine is supplied for the purpose of being administered, or, as the case may be, is administered, in accordance with a Patient Group Direction; and
c
the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are satisfied.
2
The conditions referred to are that—
a
the Patient Group Direction relates to the supply or, as the case may be, the administration of a description or class of prescription only medicine in order to assist the provision of health care by, or on behalf of, or under arrangements made by the police force or service, the prison service or, as the case may be, Her Majesty’s Forces;
b
the Patient Group Direction has effect at the time at which the medicine is supplied or, as the case may be, is administered;
c
the Patient Group Direction contains the particulars specified in Part I of Schedule 7 to this Order (but with the omission of paragraph (c) of that Part in the case of a Direction which relates to administration only);
d
the Patient Group Direction is signed—
i
by or on behalf of a person specified in column 2 of the Table in Part IIA of Schedule 7 to this Order (“the authorising person”) against the entry in column 1 of that Table for the police force or service, the prison service or Her Majesty’s Forces by whom, or on whose behalf, the health care is provided, or with whom arrangements are made for the provision of such care; and
ii
in the case of a police force or the Police Service of Northern Ireland, by a doctor who is not employed or engaged by, and who does not provide services under arrangements made with, any police force or the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
e
the individual referred to in paragraph (1) is designated in writing, by or on behalf of the authorising person, for the purpose of the supply or, as the case may be, the administration of prescription only medicines under the Patient Group Direction; and
f
at the time at which the medicine is supplied or, as the case may be, is administered, a product licence, a marketing authorization or a homoeopathic certificate of registration has effect in respect of it.
Exemption in cases involving another’s default13
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) (restrictions on sale and supply) shall not apply to the sale or supply of a prescription only medicine by a person who, having exercised all due diligence, believes on reasonable grounds that the product sold or supplied is not a prescription only medicine.
F7Exemptions relating to prescriptions given by F105certain health professionals13A
F251
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) (restrictions in sale and supply) shall not apply to the sale or supply of a prescription only medicine by a pharmacist in accordance with a prescription given by—
a
another pharmacist,
b
a registered nurse, F71...
c
a registered midwife, F87...
F70d
a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001 relating to—
i
chiropodists and podiatrists;
ii
physiotherapists; or
iii
radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic, F88or
F86e
a registered optometrist,
who is not an appropriate practitioner in relation to that medicine where the pharmacist selling or supplying the medicine, having exercised all due diligence, believes on reasonable grounds that the person is such a practitioner.
2
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) (restrictions on sale and supply) shall not apply to the sale or supply of a prescription only medicine by a pharmacist in accordance with a prescription given by a F160... F26 supplementary prescriber where the pharmacist, having exercised all due diligence, believes on reasonable grounds that F106the F160...F26 supplementary prescriber has complied with any condition with which he is required to comply by virtue of F27F161article 3B.
Exemption in the case of a forged prescription14
The restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) (restrictions on sale and supply) shall not apply to the sale or supply of a prescription only medicine by a pharmacist in accordance with a forged prescription where the pharmacist, having exercised all due diligence, believes on reasonable grounds that the prescription is genuine.
PrescriptionsF7315
1
For the purposes of section 58(2)(a), and subject to paragraph (3), a prescription only medicine shall not be taken to be sold or supplied in accordance with a prescription given by an appropriate practitioner unless the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are fulfilled.
2
The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that the prescription—
a
shall be signed in ink with his own name by the appropriate practitioner giving it;
b
shall, without prejudice to sub-paragraph (a), be written in ink or otherwise so as to be indelible, unless it is a health prescription which is not for a controlled drug specified in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations, in which case it may be written by means of carbon paper or similar material;
c
shall contain the following particulars—
i
the address of the appropriate practitioner giving it,
ii
the appropriate date,
iii
such particulars as indicate whether the appropriate practitioner giving it is a doctor, a dentist, a supplementary prescriber, F112a community practitioner nurse prescriber, a nurse independent prescriberF174, an optometrist independent prescriber, a pharmacist independent prescriber, a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner,
iv
where the appropriate practitioner giving it is a doctor, dentist, a supplementary prescriber, F113a community practitioner nurse prescriber, a nurse independent prescriberF175, an optometrist independent prescriber or a pharmacist independent prescriber the name, address and the age, if under 12, of the person for whose treatment it is given, and
v
where the appropriate practitioner giving it is a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner, the name and the address of the person to whom the prescription only medicine is to be delivered and a declaration by the veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner giving it that the prescription only medicine is prescribed for an animal or herd under his care;
d
shall not be dispensed after the end of the period of 6 months from the appropriate date, unless it is a repeatable prescription in which case it shall not be dispensed for the first time after the end of that period nor otherwise than in accordance with the directions contained in the repeatable prescription;
e
in the case of a repeatable prescription which does not specify the number of times it may be dispensed, shall not be dispensed on more than two occasions unless it is a prescription for an oral contraceptive in which case it may be dispensed 6 times before the end of the period of 6 months from the appropriate date.
3
For the purposes of paragraph (1) the prescription may, as an alternative to fulfilling the conditions specified in paragraph (2)(a) and (b), fulfil instead the conditions specified in paragraph (4), unless the prescription is a health prescription for a controlled drug specified in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations or is given by a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner.
4
The conditions referred to in paragraph (3) are that the prescription shall be created in electronic form and signed with an advanced electronic signature and transferred to the person by whom it is dispensed as an electronic communication (including where it is so transferred through one or more intermediaries).
5
The prohibition on sale or supply imposed by section 58(2)(a) shall not apply where a prescription only medicine is sold or supplied other than in accordance with a prescription given by an appropriate practitioner and –
a
the reason the sale or supply is not in accordance with such a prescription is that a condition specified in paragraph (2) or (4) is not fulfilled; and
b
the person selling or supplying the prescription only medicine has exercised all due diligence and believes on reasonable grounds that the condition is fulfilled.
6
In paragraph (2) “appropriate date” means—
a
in the case of a health prescription, the date on which it was signed by the appropriate practitioner giving it or a date indicated by him as being the date before which it shall not be dispensed; and
b
in every other case, the date on which the prescription was signed by the appropriate practitioner giving it,
and, for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) of that paragraph, where the health prescription bears both the date on which it was signed and a date indicated as being that before which it shall not be dispensed, the appropriate date is the later of those dates.
7
In this Article—
“advanced electronic signature” means an electronic signature which is—
- a
uniquely linked to the signatory,
- b
capable of identifying the signatory,
- c
created using means that the signatory can maintain under his sole control, and
- d
which is linked to the data to which it relates in such a manner that any subsequent change of data is detectable;
- a
“electronic communication” means a communication transmitted (whether from one person to another, from one device to another or from a person to a device or vice versa)—
- a
by means of a telecommunication system (within the meaning of the Telecommunications Act 1984, or
- b
by other means but while in an electronic form; and
- a
“signatory” means the appropriate practitioner giving the prescription.
Revocations16
1
The Orders specified in Schedule 6 are revoked.
2
In the Medicines (Prescription Only, Pharmacy and General Sale) Amendment Order 198919 articles 2 to 6 and Schedules 1 and 2 are revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on 22nd July 1997.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on 18th July 1997.