The National Health Service (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services and Charges for Drugs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/1073
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services and Charges for Drugs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st August 1988.

Section 2 Amendment of the National Health Service (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1974

(1) The National Health Service (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1974 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 28 (pharmaceutical list) —

(a) in paragraph (3) after the words “the application shall” there shall be inserted the words “, subject, in a case falling within sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, to the provisions of paragraph (6A),”; and

(b) after paragraph (6) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—

(6A) An application, in any case other than that specified in paragraph (3)(b), which is made by a person who qualified to have his name registered under the Pharmacy Act 1954 by virtue of section 4A of that Act (qualification by European diploma) shall not be granted unless the applicant satisfies the Board that he has the knowledge of English which, in the interests of himself and persons making use of the services to which the application relates, is necessary for the provision of pharmaceutical services in the Board’s area.

(3) In Schedule 2A (drugs and other substances not to be supplied by general medical practitioners or prescribed for supply under pharmaceutical services) the following entries shall be deleted:—

Congesteze Paediatric Syrup

Congesteze Syrup

Congesteze Tablets

Normacol Standard Granules

Normacol Standard Sugar Free Formula Granules

Q-Panol Tablets

ROC Total Sunblock Creams (light and deep tan)

Trufree Bread Mix

Trufree Pasta Mix

Trufree Plain Flour

Trufree Sweet Biscuit Mix

(4) In Schedule 2A each of the following entries shall be inserted at the appropriate point in the alphabetical order:—

10.10 Cleaning and Disinfecting Solution

10.10 Rinsing and Neutralising Solution

AMI-10 Rinsing and Storage Solution

Amiclear Contact Lens Cleanser Tablets

Amidose Saline Solution 30ml

Amin-Aid

Barnes-Hind Cleaning and Soaking Solution

Barnes-Hind Intensive Cleaner

Barnes-Hind No 4 Cleaner

Barnes-Hind Wetting and Soaking Solution

Bausch and Lomb Cleaning Tablets

Bausch and Lomb Daily Lens Cleaner

Bausch and Lomb Saline Solution

BC 500 Vitamin Sachets Effervescent

Bergasol Ultra Protection Tanning Lotion

Biactol Anti-Bacterial Face Wash

Boots Baby Oil

Boots Soft Lens Comfort Solution

Boots Soft Lens Soaking Solution

Boston Lens Cleaning Solution

Boston Lens Wetting and Soaking Solution

Carnation Slender Meal Replacement (All flavours)

Clean and Soak

Coda-Med Tablets

Contactaclean Cleaning Solution

Contactasoak Disinfecting and Soaking Solution

Contactasol Wetting Solution

Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish

Elizabeth Arden Sunblock Cream Factor 15

Ener-G Gluten-free and Soya-free Macaroon Cookies

Ener-G Gluten-free and Yeast-free Brown Rice Bread

Ener-G Gluten-free Rice Peanut-Butter Cookies

Ener-G Gluten-free Rice Walnut Cookies

Ener-G Low-Protein and Gluten-free Egg Replacer

Falkamin

Flexcare Soft Lens Solution

Flexsol Solution

GF Brand Chocolate Nut Cookies

GF Brand Fruit Bran Biscuits

GF Brand Ginger Cookies

GF Brand Gluten-free Coconut Cookies

GF Brand Gluten-free Pastry Mix

GF Brand Muesli

GF Brand Muesli Fruit Biscuits

Healtheries Rice Crispbread

Hexidin Solution

Hydrocare Boiling/Rinsing Solution

Hydrocare Cleaning and Soaking Solution

Hydrocare Preserved Saline Solution

Hydrocare Protein Remover Tablets

Hydroclean Solution

Hydron Europe Cleaning Solution

Hydron Europe Comfort Soaking Solution

Hydron Europe Solusal

Hydron Europe Solution Comfort

Hydrosoak Disinfecting and Soaking Solution

Hydrosol Comfort Solution

Infa-Care Baby Bath

Johnson & Johnson Baby Oil

Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder

Junior Disprol Tablets

Junior Paraclear Tablets

Kelsoak 2 Solution

Kelvinol 2 Wetting Solution

Lactaid Lactase enzyme for milk drops

Lactaid Lactase enzyme tablets

Lactaid Lactose reduced skimmed and whole milk UHT

LC65 Cleaning Solution

Lensept Solution

Lensine 5 All In One Solution

Lensplus Sterile Saline Spray

Lensrins Solution

Liquifilm Wetting Solution

Listerine Antiseptic Mouthwash

Listermint Mouthwash

Marvel

Maxisorb

Mediclean Soft Lens Solution

Medisoak Soft Lens Solution

Milupa 7 Cereal Breakfast

Milupa Special Formula HN 25

Minoxidil Lotion

Mira Flow Soft Lens Solution

Mira Soak Soft Lens Soaking Solution

Mira Sol Soft Lens Solution

Panadol Junior Sachets

Paraclear Tablets

Paracodol Capsules

Paxalgesic Tablets

Phisoderm

Piz Buin Childrens Balm SPF 8

Piz Buin Creme factor 6

Piz Buin Creme factor 8

Pix Buin Lip Protection Stick SPF8

Piz Buin SPF 6 Lotion

Piz Buin SPF 8 Lotion

Pliagel Soft Lens Solution

Preflex Solution

Prenatol Anti Stretch Mark Cream

Regaine

Rite Diet Diabetic Fruit Cake

Rite Diet Gluten-free Baking Powder

Rite Diet Gluten-free Crunchy Bars

Rite Diet Gluten-free Muesli Cookies

RoC Compact Cleanser

RoC Foundation Cream

RoC Vitamin Cream

Ruthmol

Savlon Baby Care Cream

Savlon Baby Care Lotion

Savlon Baby Care Oil

Savlon Baby Care Powder

Savlon Baby Care Shampoo

Savlon Baby Care Soap

Selora Sodium-free Salt Substitute

Soaklens Solution

Softtab Soft Lens Care Tablets

Solpadeine Capsules

Solusol Solution

Soquette Soaking Solution

Steri-Clens Solution

Steri-Solve Soft Lens Solution

Titan Hard Cleanser

Total All Purpose Solution

Transclean Cleaning Solution

Transdrop

Transoak Solution

Transol Solution

Trufree Crisp Bran

Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion

Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion Herbal and Aloe.

Section 3 Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 1980

(1) The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 1980 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 3 (supply of drugs and appliances by chemists), after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—

(1A) For the purposes of this regulation, where a quantity of a drug ordered on one prescription form is ordered to be supplied by instalments during a period of not more than 14 days, only one charge shall be payable and it shall be payable upon the supply of the first instalment.

(3) In regulation 4 (supply of drugs and appliances by doctors), after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—

(1A) For the purposes of this regulation, where a doctor supplies a quantity of a drug by instalments during a period of not more than 14 days, only one charge shall be payable and it shall be payable upon the supply of the first instalment.