http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/765

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/765/article/2/made

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) Order 2005

Medicines

Dispensaries and prescription services

Public order, justice and rights

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2016-04-22

MEDICINES

Article 2 of this Order creates a new exemption to the restrictions imposed by sections 7 and 8 of the Medicines Act 1968 (general provisions as to dealing with medicinal products and provisions as to manufacture and wholesale dealing). It provides that the restrictions imposed by those sections shall not apply to the preparation or dispensing or to procuring the preparation or dispensing of a medicinal product for human use in accordance with a presciption given by a supplementary prescriber where this is done by or under the supervision of a pharmacist in a registered pharmacy, hospital or health care centre or, in Scotland, in a care home service.

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) Order 2005

art. 1(4)(b)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005

art. 2(b)(i)

art. 1(1)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) Order 2005

art. 1(4)(c)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005

art. 2(b)(ii)

art. 1(1)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) Order 2005

art. 1(4)(d)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005

art. 2(b)(iii)

art. 1(1)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) Order 2005

art. 1(4)(c)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005

art. 2(c)(i)

art. 1(1)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) Order 2005

art. 1(4)(d)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005

art. 2(c)(ii)

art. 1(1)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) Order 2005

art. 1(4)(e)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005

art. 2(c)(iii)

art. 1(1)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) Order 2005

Order

The Human Medicines Regulations 2012

Sch. 35

Sch. 32

reg. 1(2)

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) Order 2005

art. 2(3)

The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications of Enactments) Order 2011

Sch. 2

para. 46

art. 1(2)(b)

Exemption to the restrictions imposed by sections 7 and 8 of the Medicines Act 19682

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 20018.