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The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1997-07-25
Last updated 2020-12-31
State In force
Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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Circumstances in which controlled drugs and medicinal products authorized by the European Community are not prescription only medicines

Exemption for parenteral administration in an emergency to human beings of certain prescription only medicines

Exemptions for emergency sale or supply

Exemption for non-parenteral administration to human beings

Exemption for medicinal products at high dilutions

Exemptions for certain persons

Exemption for sale or supply in hospitals

Exemptions for the supply and administration of prescription only medicines by national health service bodies

Exemption for health professionals who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction in order to assist doctors or dentists in providing national health services

Exemption for persons conducting a retail pharmacy business who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction

Exemption for the supply and administration of prescription only medicines by independent hospitals, clinics and agencies

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Exemption for health professionals who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction in order to assist doctors or dentists in providing national health services

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Exemption in cases involving another’s default

Exemptions relating to prescriptions given by nurses

Exemption in the case of a forged prescription

Prescriptions

Revocations

SCHEDULE 3B — PARTICULARS FOR CLINICAL MANAGEMENT PLANS

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PART IIA

Column 1Force or service by whom or on whose behalf the health care is provided Column 2Person by whom or on whose behalf the Direction must be signed
A police force in England or Wales The chief officer of police for that police force (within the meaning of the Police Act 1996)
A police force in Scotland The chief constable of that police force (within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1997)
The Police Service of Northern Ireland The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
The prison service in England and Wales The governor of the prison in relation to which the health care in question is being provided
The prison service in Scotland The Scottish Prison Service Management Board
The prison service in Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland Prison Service Management Board
Her Majesty’s Forces ithe Surgeon General,iia Medical Director General, oriiia chief executive of an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence

Exemptions for administration of smallpox vaccine

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Exemptions for emergency sale or supply

Exemption for non-parenteral administration to human beings

Exemption for medicinal products at high dilutions

Exemptions for certain persons

Exemption for sale or supply in hospitals

Exemptions for the supply and administration of prescription only medicines by national health service bodies

Exemption for health professionals who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction in order to assist doctors or dentists in providing national health services

Exemption for persons conducting a retail pharmacy business who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction

Exemption for the supply and administration of prescription only medicines by independent hospitals, clinics and agencies

Exemption for health professionals who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction in order to assist the provision of health care by or on behalf of the police, the prison services or the armed forces

Exemption in cases involving another’s default

Exemptions relating to prescriptions given by certain health professionals

Exemption in the case of a forged prescription

Prescriptions

Revocations

Prescribing and administration by nurse independent prescribers

  • Codeine and its salts
  • Dihydrocodeine and its salts
  • Ethylmorphine and its salts
  • Morphine and its salts
  • Medicinal Opium
  • Pholcodine and its salts

Exemption for administration by operators

7B

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Exemptions for emergency sale or supply

Exemption for non-parenteral administration to human beings

Exemption for medicinal products at high dilutions

Exemptions for certain persons

Exemption for sale or supply in hospitals

Exemptions for the supply and administration of prescription only medicines by national health service bodies

Exemption for health professionals who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction in order to assist doctors or dentists in providing national health services

Exemption for persons conducting a retail pharmacy business who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction

Exemption for the supply and administration of prescription only medicines by independent hospitals, clinics and agencies

Exemption for health professionals who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction in order to assist the provision of health care by or on behalf of the police, the prison services or the armed forces

Exemption in cases involving another’s default

Exemptions relating to prescriptions given by certain health professionals

Exemption in the case of a forged prescription

Prescriptions

Revocations

Exemption for products consisting of or containing pseudoephedrine salts or ephedrine base or salts

5B

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Circumstances in which controlled drugs and medicinal products authorized by the European Community are not prescription only medicines

Exemption for parenteral administration in an emergency to human beings of certain prescription only medicines

Exemptions for administration of smallpox vaccine

Exemption for administration by operators

Exemptions for emergency sale or supply

Exemption for non-parenteral administration to human beings

Exemption for medicinal products at high dilutions

Exemptions for certain persons

Exemption for sale or supply in hospitals

Exemptions for the supply and administration of prescription only medicines by national health service bodies

Exemption for persons conducting a retail pharmacy business who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction

Exemption for the supply and administration of prescription only medicines by independent hospitals, clinics and agencies

Exemption for health professionals who supply or administer prescription only medicines under a Patient Group Direction in order to assist the provision of health care by or on behalf of the police, the prison services or the armed forces

Exemption in cases involving another’s default

Exemptions relating to prescriptions given by certain health professionals

Exemption in the case of a forged prescription

Prescriptions

Revocations

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Exemption for the supply of prescription only medicines in the event or anticipation of pandemic disease

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Exemption in cases involving another’s default

Exemptions relating to prescriptions given by certain health professionals

Exemption in the case of a forged prescription

Prescriptions

Revocations

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