The Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Amendment (No. 3) Order 1994

• Citation: S.I. 1994/3050
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Amendment (No. 3) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 31st December 1994.

(2) In this Order “the principal Order ” means the Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Order 1983 .

Section 2 Amendment of article 1 of the principal Order

(1) In article 1(2) of the principal Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), after the definition of “aerosol” there is inserted the following definition—

“appropriate nurse practitioner” means—

a person who—

is registered in Part 1 or 12 of the Register maintained by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting under section 10 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (referred to below in this definition as “the professional register”), and

has a district nursing qualification additionally recorded in the professional register under rule 11 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Rules 1983 ; or

a person who is registered in Part 11 of the professional register as a health visitor;

against whose name (in each case) is recorded in the professional register an annotation signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances for patients;”.

(2) The following paragraph is inserted after article 1(3) of the principal Order—

(4) In Schedule 1A, the abbreviation “ NPF ” means the Nurse Prescribers' Formulary Appendix in the British National Formulary.

Section 3 Substitution of article 2 of the principal Order

For article 2 of the principal Order (appropriate practitioners) there is substituted the following article—

Appropriate practitioners

(2) For the purposes of section 58 (medicinal products on prescription only), the following shall be appropriate practitioners—

(a) in relation to the descriptions and classes of medicinal products specified for the purposes of that section in article 3, doctors, dentists, veterinary surgeons and veterinary practitioners;

(b) in relation to the descriptions and classes of medicinal products so specified which are listed in Schedule 1A, appropriate nurse practitioners.

Section 4 Insertion of Schedule 1A in the principal Order

The following Schedule is inserted after Schedule 1 to the principal Order (descriptions and classes of prescription only medicines)—

DESCRIPTIONS AND CLASSES OF PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES IN RELATION TO WHICH APPROPRIATE NURSE PRACTITIONERS ARE APPROPRIATE PRACTITIONERS

Cadexomer-Iodine Paste NPF

Cadexomer-Iodine Powder NPF

Co-danthramer-Oral Suspension NPF

Co-danthramer Oral Suspension Strong NPF

Co-danthrusate Capsules

Mebendazole Tablets NPF

Mebendazole Oral Suspension NPF

Miconazole Oral Gel NPF

Nystatin Oral Suspension

Nystatin Pastilles NPF

Streptokinase and Streptodornase Topical Powder NPF