The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005

PART 4 AMENDMENT OF THE PHARMACY AND GENERAL SALE ORDER

Amendment of article 1 of the Pharmacy and General Sale Order

8.  In article 1 of the Pharmacy and General Sale Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—

(a) after the definition of “the Act”, insert the following definition—

““additional supply optometrist” means a person who is registered as an optometrist, and against whose name particulars of the additional supply speciality have been entered in the relevant register;”;

(b) for the definition of “registered ophthalmic optician”, substitute—

““registered optometrist” means a person whose name is entered in the register of optometrists maintained under section 7(a) of the Opticians Act 1989;”;

(c) in the definition of “relevant register”(1)—

(i) in paragraph (b) omit “and”;

(ii) in paragraph (c), after “that register” insert “; and”; and

(iii) after paragraph (c), insert—

“(d) in relation to a registered optometrist, the register of optometrists maintained under section 7(a) of the Opticians Act 1989;”;

(d) in the definition of “supplementary prescriber”(2)—

(i) in paragraph (c), omit “or”;

(ii) in paragraph (d), after “radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic,” insert “or”; and

(iii) after paragraph (d), insert—

“(e) a registered optometrist,”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Pharmacy and General Sale Order

9.—(1) In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 2, in column 1, for “registered ophthalmic opticians”, substitute “registered optometrists”; and

(b) after paragraph 2, insert the following new paragraph—

“2A. Additional supply optometrists

2A.Medicinal products which are prescription only medicines by reason only that they contain any of the following substances: Acetylcysteine Atropine sulphate Azelastine hydrochloride Dicofenac sodium Emadastine Homotropine hydrobromide Ketotifen Levocabastine Lodoximide Nedocromil sodium Olopatadine Pilocarpine hydrochloride Polymyxin B/bacitracin Polymyxin B/trimethoprim Sodium Cromoglycate

2A.The sale or supply shall be only in the course of their professional practice and only in an emergency.”.

(2) In the table in Part II of Schedule 1, after paragraph 6, insert the following new paragraph—

“6A. Persons employed or engaged in the provision of lawful drug treatment

6A. Ampoules of sterile water for injection containing not more than 2 ml of sterile water.

6A. The supply shall be only in the course of provision of lawful drug treatment services.”.

(1)

The definition of “relevant register” was inserted by S.I. 2004/1 and amended by S.I. 2004/1771 and 2005/766.

(2)

The definition of “supplementary prescriber” was inserted by S.I. 2004/1 and amended by S.I. 2004/1771 and 2005/766.