Paragraph 1

United Kingdom

Paragraph 2 applies, subject to paragraph 3, where the sale or supply of a prescription only medicine is—

(a)

in pursuance of a prescription given by—

(i)

a doctor or dentist,

(ii)

a supplementary prescriber,

(iii)

a community practitioner nurse prescriber,

(iv)

a nurse independent prescriber,

F1(v)

an optometrist independent prescriber,

(vi)

a pharmacist independent prescriber,

(vii)

a podiatrist independent prescriber,

(viii)

a physiotherapist independent prescriber, F2...

(ix)

a therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber; or

F3(x)

a paramedic paramedic independent prescriber; or

(b)

under regulation 224 (emergency sale etc by pharmacist: prescriber unable to provide prescription).

Annotations

F1: Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(v)-(ix) substituted for Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(v)(vi) (E.W.S.) (1.4.2016) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/186), regs. 1, 17 and Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(v)-(ix) substituted for Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(v)(vi) (N.I.) (1.4.2016) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.R. 2016/407), regs. 1, 17
F2: Word in Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(viii) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/199), regs. 1, 13(2)(a) and word in Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(viii) omitted (N.I.) (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.R. 2018/64), regs. 1, 13(2)(a)
F3: Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(x) inserted (1.4.2018) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/199), regs. 1, 13(2)(b) and Sch. 23 para. 1(a)(x) inserted (N.I.) (1.4.2018) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.R. 2018/64), regs. 1, 13(2)(b)