# The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 5: Dispensing of drugs and appliances ordered by the dispensing doctor

Extent: E+W

In circumstances where paragraph 4 does not apply and subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, where a dispensing doctor is authorised or required by virtue of Part 6 of these Regulations to provide drugs or appliances to a person, the dispensing doctor must—
(a) record an order for the provision of any drugs or appliances which are needed for the treatment of the patient on a prescription form completed in accordance with a GMS contract which gives effect to paragraphs 49 and 50 of Schedule 3 to the GMS Regulations (other contract terms: prescribing),
(b) provide those drugs or appliances in a suitable container,
(c) provide for the patient a drug specified in Schedule 2 to the Prescription of Drugs Regulations only where the conditions in paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the GMS Regulations (restrictions on prescribing by medical practitioners) are satisfied, and
(d) provide for the patient a restricted availability appliance only if the patient is a person, or it is for a purpose, specified in the Drug Tariff.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1073/schedule/7/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-wales-regulations-2020/schedule-7/paragraph-5
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