LegalizeThe Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts)(Prescription of Drugs Etc) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
Made: 22nd September 2011
Coming into operation: 13th October 2011
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 57D and 106(b) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972[^f00001], makes the following Regulations.
Citation and Commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 13th October 2011.
Substitution of new Schedule 2 to the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
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For Schedule 2 (drugs, medicines and other substances to be ordered only in certain circumstances) to the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc) Regulations 2004[^f00002] substitute Schedule 2 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
SCHEDULE — SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES (GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES CONTRACTS) (PRESCRIPTION OF DRUGS ETC) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND 2004 AS SUBSTITUTED BY THESE REGULATIONS
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 22nd September 2011
Christine Jendoubi — A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations amend the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc) Regulations 2004 by substituting a new Schedule 2 to the Regulations.
The main changes to Schedule 2 are the widening of the description of persons in respect of which Oseltamivir and Zanamivir may be ordered to include those who are under 65 years of age, who are not pregnant, nor considered to be at clinical risk, but who are considered to be at risk of developing complications from the symptoms of influenza.
The Schedule also removes certain drugs, medicines and other substances which are no longer required to be listed (Locavbiotal Aerosol) and those drugs which were previously listed as being able to be prescribed where contact lenses were indicated for a therapeutic reason. Earlier typographical errors are also amended.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14) ; Article 57D was inserted by Article 4 of S.I. 2004/311 (N.I. 2)
[^f00002]: S.R. 2004 No. 142; amended by S.R. 2009 No. 394 and S.R. 2010 No. 375
[^f00003]: 1977 c. 49
[^f00004]: 1978 c. 29
[^f00005]: O.J. No. L257, 19.10.68. p. 22 (O.J./S.E. 1968 (II) p. 475)
[^f00006]: Notification is given by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety via a letter from the Chief Medical Officer to general practitioners and other health professionals in or connected to the Health Service. In addition the notification is placed on the DHSSPS website which is www.dhsspsni.gov.uk
[^f00007]: S.R. 2004 No. 140 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
[^f00008]: S.I. 2003/431 (N.I. 9)
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