The National Health Service (Local Pharmaceutical Services etc.) Regulations 2006

Charges for drugs and refunds

18.—(1) Subject to regulations made under section 77 of the Act(1) (charges for drugs, medicines or appliances, or pharmaceutical services), all drugs, containers and appliances provided under these terms of service must be provided free of charge.

(2) Where a contractor supplies a container in response to an order for drugs signed by a prescriber, other than equipment specified in the Drug Tariff as not returnable to the contractor, the container and equipment must remain the property of the contractor.

(3) Where any person who is entitled to a repayment of any charge paid under the Charges Regulations presents a contractor with a valid claim for the repayment within three months of the date on which the charge was paid, the contractor must make the repayment.

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), a claim for repayment is only valid if duly made on form FP57 0405 or form FP57 0403(2), available from the Primary Care Trust.

(1)

Section 77 has been amended by the 2003 Act, Schedule 11, paragraph 28.

(2)

These forms were originally issued by the Prescription Pricing Authority, which is now part of the NHS Business Services Authority.