# The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2006, Article 5: Amendment of article 3B of the POM Order


In article 3B of the POM Order (prescribing and administration by supplementary prescribers), in paragraph (2)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “district nurse/health visitor prescriber” substitute “community practitioner nurse prescriber”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—
(i) for “an extended formulary nurse prescriber” substitute “a nurse independent prescriber”, and
(ii) in head (ii), after “3A(3)” insert “; and”; and
(c) after sub-paragraph (b), insert the following sub-paragraph—
“(c) the supplementary prescriber is a pharmacist independent prescriber and the medicinal product prescribed or administered, or in respect of which he gives directions for administration—
(i) is a prescription only medicine, and
(ii) is not a controlled drug.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/915/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-for-human-use-prescribing-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2006/article-5
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