Regulation 4 Amendment of regulation 2

omit the definition of “medicinal product”;

after the definition of “patient group direction” insert the following definition—

• ““pharmacist independent prescriber” has the same meaning as the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997^f1, and such a person may only prescribe controlled drugs in accordance with regulation 6B;” and

in the definition of “prescription”, after “by a nurse independent prescriber for the medical treatment of a single individual,”, insert “by a pharmacist independent prescriber for the medical treatment of a single individual,”.