Regulation 224 Emergency sale etc by pharmacist: prescriber unable to provide prescription

Regulation 214(1) does not apply to the sale or supply of a prescription only medicine by a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business if conditions A to E are met.

Condition A is that the pharmacist by or under whose supervision the prescription only medicine is to be sold or supplied is satisfied that the sale or supply has been requested by a relevant prescriber who by reason of an emergency is unable to provide a prescription immediately.

Condition B is that the relevant prescriber has undertaken to provide the person lawfully conducting the retail pharmacy business with a prescription within the period of 72 hours beginning with the sale or supply.

Condition C is that the prescription only medicine is sold or supplied in accordance with the directions of the relevant prescriber.

Condition D is that the prescription only medicine is not a F1product subject to special medical prescription, other than a prescription only medicine that—

Condition E is that an entry is made in the record kept under regulation 253 within the time specified in that regulation stating the particulars required under paragraph 2 of Schedule 23.