# The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, Regulation 20: Mixing of medicines

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Regulation 17(1) (manufacturing of medicinal products) does not apply to the mixing of medicines by—
(a) a nurse independent prescriber;
(b) a pharmacist independent prescriber;
(c) a supplementary prescriber, if the mixing of medicines forms part of the clinical management plan for an individual patient;
(ca) physiotherapist independent prescriber;
(cb) podiatrist independent prescriber;
(cc) a therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber;
(cd) a paramedic independent prescriber;
(d) a person acting in accordance with the written directions of a—
(i) doctor,
(ii) dentist,
(iii) nurse independent prescriber, ...
(iv) pharmacist independent prescriber,
(v) physiotherapist independent prescriber, ...
(vi) podiatrist independent prescriber; or
(vii) therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber; or
(viii) paramedic independent prescriber; or
(e) a person acting in accordance with the written directions of a supplementary prescriber, if the mixing of medicines forms part of the clinical management plan for an individual patient.
(2) In this regulation “mixing of medicines” means the combining together of two or more medicinal products, none of which are MM medicinal products nor POC medicinal products for the purposes of administering them to meet the needs of an individual patient.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012/regulation-20
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