The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc.) (Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009

Amendment of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2004

2.—(1) The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2004(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 2 (drugs or medicines to be ordered only in certain circumstances), in the entry for the drug Zanamivir (Relenza)—

(a) number the current paragraph for the entry in column 2 as “(1)”; and

(b) insert in columns 2 and 3 respectively—

“(2) Adult and child patients where— the supply of drugs is— (a) made— (i) while a disease is pandemic, or (ii) in anticipation of a disease being imminently pandemic, and is a serious risk, or is potentially a serious risk, to human health; and (b) in accordance with a protocol relating to that disease as provided for in article 12F of the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997(2) or article 8 of the Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale-Exemption) Order 1980(3).

Treatment and prophylaxis of influenza”.

(1)

S.I. 2004/1022 (W.119); these Regulations have been amended by S.I. 2005/366 (W.32) and by S.I. 2009/1838 (W.166).

(2)

S.I. 1997/2044.

(3)

S.I. 1980/1924.