Articles 12A to 12C
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 7 inserted (9.8.2000) by The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1917), arts. 1(1), 2(e)
(a)the period during which the Direction shall have effect;
(b)the description or class of prescription only medicine to which the Direction relates;
(c)whether there are any restrictions on the quantity of medicine which may be supplied on any one occasion, and, if so, what restrictions;
(d)the clinical situations which prescription only medicines of that description or class may be used to treat;
(e)the clinical criteria under which a person shall be eligible for treatment;
(f)whether any class of person is excluded from treatment under the Direction and, if so, what class of person;
(g)whether there are circumstances in which further advice should be sought from a doctor or dentist and, if so, what circumstances;
(h)the pharmaceutical form or forms in which prescription only medicines of that description or class are to be administered;
(i)the strength, or maximum strength, at which prescription only medicines of that description or class are to be administered;
(j)the applicable dosage or maximum dosage;
(k)the route of administration;
(l)the frequency of administration;
(m)any minimum or maximum period of administration applicable to prescription only medicines of that description or class;
(n)whether there are any relevant warnings to note, and, if so, what warnings;
(o)whether there is any follow up action to be taken in any circumstances, and, if so, what action and in what circumstances;
(p)arrangements for referral for medical advice;
(q)details of the records to be kept of the supply, or the administration, of medicines under the Direction.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Class of person by whom a prescription only medicine is supplied or administered | Person on whose behalf the Direction must be signed |
| Common Services Agency | The Agency |
| [F2Strategic Health Authority] | [F2The Strategic Health Authority] |
| Health Authority | The Health Authority |
| Special Health Authority | The Special Health Authority |
| NHS trust | The trust |
| Primary Care Trust | The Trust |
| A person who supplies or administers a prescription only medicine pursuant to an arrangement made with the Common Services Agency, a Health Authority, a Special Health Authority, an NHS trust or a Primary Care Trust | The Common Services Agency, where the arrangement has been made with the Agency; or the Health Authority, Special Health Authority, NHS trust or Primary Care Trust with which the arrangement has been made |
Textual Amendments
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 3 heading substituted (16.11.2000) by The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2899), arts. 1(1), 3(2)
Individuals who hold a certificate of proficiency in ambulance paramedic skills issued by, or with the approval of, the Secretary of State, or individuals who are state registered paramedics.
Pharmacists.
Registered health visitors.
Registered midwives.
Registered nurses.
Registered ophthalmic opticians.
State registered chiropodists.
[F4Individuals who are registered in the register of orthoptists maintained by the Health Professions Council pursuant to paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Health Professions Order 2001 (state registered orthoptists).]
[F4Individuals who are registered in the register of physiotherapists maintained by the Health Professions Council pursuant to paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Health Professions Order 2001 (state registered physiotherapists).]
[F4Individuals who are registered in the register of radiographers maintained by the Health Professions Council pursuant to paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Health Professions Order 2001 (state registered radiographers).]]
Textual Amendments
F4Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 3 substituted (1.4.2002) by The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/549), arts. 1(1), 10