Published: 24/02/2005

Regulations changed to allow supplementary prescribing of controlled drugs

Nurses and pharmacist supplementary prescribers will be able to prescribe controlled drugs under clinical management plans, following amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.

From 14 March 2005, supplementary prescribers in secondary care will be able to prescribe controlled drugs (apart from Schedule 1 drugs, which are not intended for medicinal use). NHS regulations need altering to allow reimbursement of prescriptions for controlled drugs written by supplementary prescribers in primary care. The Department of Health, in a letter to non-medical prescribing leads, says that it hopes this will be possible in April or May, subject to Parliamentary approval.

For the Statutory Instrument making this amendment see here and for an explanatory note, see here.
 

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