# The Human Medicines (Authorisation by Pharmacists and Supervision by Pharmacy Technicians) Order 2025, Article 10: Consequential amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001


(1) The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (1)—
(a) in the definition of “retail dealer” after “pharmacist” insert “or pharmacy technician”; and
(b) at the appropriate place insert—
““pharmacy technician” means a person registered in Part 2 of the register of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians maintained under article 19(1) and (2) of the Pharmacy Order 2010;”.
(3) In regulation 6 (general authority to supply and possess), in paragraphs (2), (2A) and (3) for “or pharmacist” substitute “, pharmacist or pharmacy technician”.
(4) In regulation 6A (supply of articles for administering or preparing controlled drugs), in paragraph (2)(b), after “pharmacist” insert “or pharmacy technician”.
(5) In regulation 8 (production and supply of drugs in Schedules 2 and 5)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “or pharmacist,” substitute “, pharmacist or pharmacy technician,”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(b), after “pharmacist” insert “or pharmacy technician”; and
(c) in paragraph (2), in the numbered sub-paragraph (i), after “pharmacist” insert “or pharmacy technician”.
(6) In regulation 9 (production and supply of drugs in Schedules 3 and 4)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “or pharmacist” substitute “, pharmacist or pharmacy technician,”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(b), after “pharmacist” insert “or pharmacy technician”; and
(c) in paragraph (3)(i), after “pharmacist” insert “or pharmacy technician”.
(7) In regulation 15 (form of prescriptions), in paragraph (1B), after “pharmacist” insert “or pharmacy technician”.
(8) In regulation 16 (provisions as to supply on prescription)—
(a) in paragraph (1A), after “pharmacist” insert “or pharmacy technician”; and
(b) in paragraph (1C), after “pharmacist” insert “or pharmacy technician”.
(9) In regulation 19 (record-keeping requirements in respect of drugs in Schedules 1 and 2), in paragraph (3)(a), for “or pharmacist” substitute “, pharmacist or pharmacy technician”.
(10) In regulation 27 (destruction of controlled drugs), in paragraph (6), for “or pharmacist” substitute “, pharmacist or pharmacy technician”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348274202/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-medicines-authorisation-by-pharmacists-and-supervision-by-pharmacy-technicians-order-2025/article-10
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