PrescriptionsU.K.
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5.—(1) A prescription may be oral or written, but a veterinary medicinal product classified as POM-V or POM-VPS may only be supplied—
(a)by the person who prescribed it, or
(b)under a written prescription that complies with paragraph 6.
(2) A person supplying such a product under a written prescription—
(a)may only supply the product specified in that prescription,
(b)must take all reasonable steps to satisfy himself that the prescription has been written and signed by a person entitled to prescribe the product; and
(c)must ensure that it is supplied to the person named in the prescription.
(3) It is an offence to fail to comply with this paragraph.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 1.10.2006, see reg. 1