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5.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, where a person presents on a prescription form—
(a)an order for drugs, not being Scheduled drugs, or for appliances, not being restricted availability appliances, signed by a prescriber;
(b)an order for a drug specified in Schedule 2 to the Prescription of Drugs Regulations (drugs or medicines to be ordered only in certain circumstances), signed by, and endorsed on its face with the reference “SLS” by a prescriber; or
(c)an order for a restricted availability appliance, signed by and endorsed on its face with the reference “SLS” by a prescriber,
an NHS pharmacist must, with reasonable promptness and in accordance with any directions given by the prescriber in the prescription form, provide the drugs so ordered, and such of the appliances so ordered as he or she supplies in the normal course of his or her business.
(2) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, where any person—
(a)presents a non-electronic repeatable prescription which contains—
(i)an order for drugs, not being Scheduled drugs or controlled drugs within the meaning of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971(1), other than a drug which is for the time being specified in Schedule 4 or 5 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001(2) (which relate to controlled drugs excepted from certain prohibitions under the Regulations), signed by a repeatable prescriber,
(ii)an order for a drug specified in Schedule 2 to the Prescription of Drugs Regulations, not being a controlled drug within the meaning of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, other than a drug which is for the time being specified in Schedule 4 or 5 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, signed by and endorsed on its face with the reference “SLS” by a repeatable prescriber,
(iii)an order for appliances, not being restricted availability appliances, signed by a repeatable prescriber, or
(iv)an order for a restricted availability appliance, signed by, and endorsed on its face with the reference “SLS” by a repeatable prescriber,
and also presents an associated batch issue; or
(b)requests the provision of drugs or appliances in accordance with an electronic repeatable prescription which contains an order of a kind specified in paragraph (a)(i) to (iv),
an NHS pharmacist must, with reasonable promptness and in accordance with any directions given by the repeatable prescriber in the repeatable prescription, provide the drugs so ordered, and such of the appliances so ordered as he or she supplies in the normal course of his or her business.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, a non-electronic repeatable prescription for drugs or appliances is to be taken to be presented even if the person who wishes to obtain the drugs or appliances does not present that prescription, where—
(a)the NHS pharmacist has that prescription in his or her possession; and
(b)that person presents, or the NHS pharmacist has in his or her possession, an associated batch issue.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 para. 5 in force at 10.5.2013, see reg. 1(2)
1971 c. 38. See section 2(1)(a) of that Act which defines “controlled drug” for the purposes of that Act.
S.I. 2001/3998 (as amended).
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