Regulation 2 Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Marketing Authorisations Regulations

Schedule 1 to the Marketing Authorisations Regulations (exemptions and exceptions from the provisions of regulation 3) shall be amended as follows.

In paragraphs 1 and 2(a) and (c)^f1 for “or supplementary prescriber” substitute “, supplementary prescriber, nurse independent prescriber or pharmacist independent prescriber”.

At the end of paragraph 1 add—

“In this paragraph and in paragraph 2—

• “nurse independent prescriber” means a person (“N”)—

  1. (a)

     who is a registered nurse or a registered midwife, and

  2. (b)

     against whose name is recorded in the professional register an annotation signifying that N is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a nurse independent prescriber or a nurse independent/supplementary prescriber;

• “pharmacist independent prescriber” means a person (“P”)—

  1. (a)

     who is a pharmacist, and

  2. (b)

     against whose name is recorded in the relevant register an annotation signifying that P is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a pharmacist independent prescriber.”.