Part 4

Medical services

General medical services contracts

GMS contracts: prescription of drugs, etc
88
1
A general medical services contract must contain provision requiring the contractor or contractors to comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section as to the drugs, medicines or other substances which may or may not be ordered for patients in the provision of medical services under the contract.
2
A direction under this section must, subject to subsection (3), be given by regulations.
3
A direction under this section may be given by an instrument in writing where it gives effect to a request made in writing to the Secretary of State by a person who is a holder of a UK marketing authorisation in respect of the drug, medicine or other substance to which the request relates.
4
“
UK marketing authorisation
” has the meaning given by regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916).
Word in s. 88(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/775), reg. 1, Sch. 8 para. 1(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
S. 88(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/775), reg. 1, Sch. 8 para. 1(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)