Amendment of regulation 2 of the 2001 Regulations2
In regulation 2 of the 2001 Regulations (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—
a
omit the definition of “extended formulary nurse prescriber”3;
b
after the definition of “medicinal product” insert the following definition—
“nurse independent prescriber” has the same meaning as in the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 19974, and such a person may only prescribe controlled drugs in accordance with regulation 6B;
c
in the definition of “prescription”, for “an extended formulary nurse prescriber”5 substitute “a nurse independent prescriber”.