Regulation 2 Amendment of regulation 2

for the definition of “appropriate non-proprietary name” substitute the following definition—

• ““appropriate non-proprietary name” means a non-proprietary name which is not mentioned in Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contract) (Prescription of Drugs etc.)(Wales) Regulations 2004^f1, or except where the conditions in regulation 3 of those Regulations are satisfied, in Schedule 2 to those Regulations;”;

after the definition of “preliminary consent”, insert the following definition—

• ““prescriber” means—

  1. (a)

     a doctor,

  2. (b)

     an independent nurse prescriber, and

  3. (c)

     a supplementary prescriber;”;

in the definition of “prescription form”, at the end insert “and does not include a repeatable prescription;”; and

after the definition of “Remission of Charges Regulations”, insert the following definitions—

• ““repeat dispensing chemist” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 16B(1);

• “repeat dispensing services” means pharmaceutical services which involve the provision of drugs or appliances by a chemist in accordance with a repeatable prescription;

• “repeatable prescription” means a prescription contained in a form provided by a Local Health Board and issued by a prescriber to enable a person to obtain pharmaceutical services which is in the format specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004^f2, and which —

  1. (a)

     is generated by a computer but signed by a prescriber; and

  2. (b)

     indicates that the drugs or appliances ordered on that form may be provided more than once, and specifies the number of occasions on which they may be provided;” ; and

for the definition of “Scheduled drug” substitute the following definition—

• ““Scheduled drug” means a drug or other substance specified in Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts)(Prescription of Drugs etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2004, or except where the conditions in regulation 3 of those Regulations are satisfied, in Schedule 2 to those Regulations;”.