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5. 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 5 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 paragraph 39 of Schedule 6 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 42(2) of Schedule 6 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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