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The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2004
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- 2004 No. 1022 (W. 119)
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1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.
(2) These Regulations apply to Wales only.
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I1Reg. 1 in force at 1.4.2004, see reg. 1(1)
Drugs, medicines and other substances that may not be orderedE+W
2. The drugs, medicines and other substances listed in Schedule 1 may not be ordered for patients in the provision of medical services under a general medical services contract.
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I2Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.2004, see reg. 1(1)
Drugs, medicines and other substances that may be ordered only in certain circumstancesE+W
3. A drug, medicine or other substance specified in an entry in column 1 of Schedule 2 may not be ordered for patients in the provision of medical services under a general medical services contract unless—
(a)that patient is a person of a description mentioned in column 2 of that entry; and
(b)that drug, medicine or other substance is prescribed for that patient only for the purpose specified in column 3 of that entry.
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I3Reg. 3 in force at 1.4.2004, see reg. 1(1)
Signed on behalf of he National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(1)
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
30th March 2004
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