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The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997

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Articles 12A to 12C

[F1SCHEDULE 7

PART IPARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A PATIENT GROUP DIRECTION

(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 [F2sold or] 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.

PART IIPERSONS ON WHOSE BEHALF A PATIENT GROUP DIRECTION MUST BE SIGNED

Column 1Column 2
Class of person by whom a prescription only medicine is supplied or administeredPerson on whose behalf the Direction must be signed
Common Services AgencyThe Agency
[F3Strategic Health Authority] [F3The Strategic Health Authority]
Health AuthorityThe Health Authority
Special Health AuthorityThe Special Health Authority
NHS trust [F4or NHS foundation trust]The trust
Primary Care TrustThe 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

[F7PART IIAPERSONS BY WHOM OR ON WHOSE BEHALF A PATIENT GROUP DIRECTION USED IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE, THE PRISON SERVICES OR THE ARMED FORCES MUST BE SIGNED

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 WalesThe chief officer of police for that police force (within the meaning of the Police Act 1996)
A police force in ScotlandThe chief constable of that police force (within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1997)
The Police Service of Northern IrelandThe Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
The prison service in England and WalesThe governor of the prison in relation to which the health care in question is being provided
The prison service in ScotlandThe Scottish Prison Service Management Board
The prison service in Northern IrelandThe 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]

PART IIICLASSES OF INDIVIDUAL [F8BY WHOM PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES MAY BE SUPPLIED OR ADMINISTERED]

  • [F9Dental hygienist.

  • Dental therapist.]

  • [F10Registered 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.

  • F11...

  • Registered midwives.

  • Registered nurses.

  • [F12Registered optometrists]

  • [F13Registered] chiropodists.

  • [F14Registered orthoptists.

  • Registered physiotherapists.

  • Registered radiographers.]

  • [F15“Registered dietitians.”;]

  • [F15“Registered occupational therapists.”;]

  • [F15“Registered orthotists and prosthetists.”; and]

  • [F15“Registered speech and language therapists.”]]

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