2003 No. 2915
The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2003
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
As respects England, Scotland and Wales, the Secretary of State concerned with health in England, and, as respects Northern Ireland, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 58(1), (1B), (4), (4A), (4B) and (5) and 129(4) of the Medicines Act 19681, or, as the case may be, those conferred by the said provisions and now vested in them2, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by this Order, pursuant to section 129(6) of that Act, and after consulting and taking into account the advice of the Committee on Safety of Medicines, pursuant to sections 58(6) and 129(7) of that Act, and taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission, pursuant to section 129(7) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 10th December 2003.
2
In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 19973.
Amendment of article 1 of the principal Order2
In article 1 of the principal Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in the definition of “Patient Group Direction”4, for “12B or 12C” substitute “12B, 12C, 12D or 12E”.
Amendment of Schedule 3A to the principal Order3
In the table in Schedule 3A to the principal Order (substances which may be prescribed, administered or directed for administration by extended formulary nurse prescribers and conditions for such prescription or administration), in column 1 insert, at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order of the entries as they appear in that column, each of the entries set out in column 1 below and in column 2 insert, against those entries, the corresponding entries in column 2 below—
Column 1 | Column 2 |
---|---|
Codeine Phosphate | Oral |
Co-Phenotrope | Oral |
Diazepam | Oral, parenteral or rectal administration in palliative care |
Dihydrocodeine Tartrate | Oral |
Lorazepam | Oral or parenteral administration in palliative care |
Midazolam | Parenteral administration in palliative care |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
(This note is not part of the Order)