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2.—(1) The restrictions imposed by sections 7 and 8 of the Medicines Act 1968 do not apply to anything which is done in a registered pharmacy, a hospital or a health centre and is done there by or under the supervision of a pharmacist and consists of—
(a)preparing or dispensing a medicinal product in accordance with a prescription given by a supplementary prescriber; or
(b)procuring the preparation or dispensing of a medicinal product in accordance with a prescription given by a supplementary prescriber.
(2) The restrictions imposed by sections 7 and 8 of the Medicines Act 1968 do not apply to anything which is done in a care home service and is done there by or under the supervision of a pharmacist and consists of—
(a)preparing or dispensing a medicinal product in accordance with a prescription given by a supplementary prescriber; or
(b)procuring the preparation or dispensing of a medicinal product in accordance with a prescription given by a supplementary prescriber.
(3) In paragraph (2), “a care home service” has the meaning given by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001(1).
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