Articles 12A to 12C
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3A inserted (4.4.2003) by The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/696), arts. 1(1), 15(c)
F2Sch. 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 |
| [F3Strategic Health Authority] | [F3The Strategic Health Authority] |
| Health Authority | The Health Authority |
| Special Health Authority | The Special Health Authority |
| NHS trust [F4or NHS foundation 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, [F5, an NHS foundation 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 [F6or NHS foundation trust] or Primary Care Trust with which the arrangement has been made] |
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 2 inserted (1.10.2002) by The National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Supplementary, Consequential etc. Provisions) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2469), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 73(4)
F4Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 2 inserted (1.4.2004) by The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Supplementary and Consequential Provision) (NHS Foundation Trusts) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/696), arts. 1(1)(b), 3(2), Sch. 2
Textual Amendments
F7Sch. 7 Pt. 2A inserted (4.4.2003) by The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/696), arts. 1(1), 17
Column 1 Force or service by whom or on whose behalf the health care is provided | Column 2 Person by whom or on whose behalf the Direction must be signed |
|---|---|
| A police force in England or Wales | The chief officer of police for that police force (within the meaning of the Police Act 1996) |
| A police force in Scotland | The chief constable of that police force (within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1997) |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland | The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland |
| The prison service in England and Wales | The governor of the prison in relation to which the health care in question is being provided |
| The prison service in Scotland | The Scottish Prison Service Management Board |
| The prison service in Northern Ireland | The Northern Ireland Prison Service Management Board |
| Her Majesty’s Forces | (i)the Surgeon General, (ii)a Medical Director General, or (iii)a chief executive of an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence] |
Textual Amendments
F8Words 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)
[F9Registered paramedics or individuals who hold a certificate of proficiency in ambulance paramedic skills issued by, or with the approval of, the Secretary of State.]
Pharmacists.
Registered health visitors.
Registered midwives.
Registered nurses.
Registered ophthalmic opticians.
[F10Registered] chiropodists.
[F11Registered orthoptists.
Registered physiotherapists.
Registered radiographers.]]
Textual Amendments
F9Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 3 substituted (9.7.2003) by The Health Professions Order 2001 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1590), art. 1, Sch. para. 21(4)(a)
F10Word in Sch. 7 Pt. 3 substituted (9.7.2003) by The Health Professions Order 2001 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1590), art. 1, Sch. para. 21(4)(b)
F11Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 3 substituted (9.7.2003) by The Health Professions Order 2001 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1590), art. 1, Sch. para. 21(4)(c)