1. Paragraph 2 applies, subject to paragraph 3, where the sale or supply of a prescription only medicine is—U.K.
(a)in pursuance of a prescription given by—
(i)a doctor or dentist,
(ii)a supplementary prescriber,
(iii)a community practitioner nurse prescriber,
(iv)a nurse independent prescriber,
[F1(v)an optometrist independent prescriber,
(vi)a pharmacist independent prescriber,
(vii)a podiatrist independent prescriber,
(viii)a physiotherapist independent prescriber, F2...
(ix)a therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber; or]
[F3(x)a paramedic paramedic independent prescriber; or]
(b)under regulation 224 (emergency sale etc by pharmacist: prescriber unable to provide prescription).
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(v)-(ix) substituted for Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(v)(vi) (E.W.S.) (1.4.2016) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/186), regs. 1, 17 and Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(v)-(ix) substituted for Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(v)(vi) (N.I.) (1.4.2016) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.R. 2016/407), regs. 1, 17
F2Word in Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(viii) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/199), regs. 1, 13(2)(a) and word in Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(viii) omitted (N.I.) (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.R. 2018/64), regs. 1, 13(2)(a)
F3Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(x) inserted (1.4.2018) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/199), regs. 1, 13(2)(b) and Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(x) inserted (N.I.) (1.4.2018) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.R. 2018/64), regs. 1, 13(2)(b)