Amendment of the National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) Regulations 2007
2.—(1) The National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) Regulations 2007(1) are amended as follows.
(2) There is inserted after regulation 7 the following regulation:
“7A. (Supply of drugs in the event of a pandemic)
“(1) No charges may be made or recovered under these Regulations in respect of a supply of drugs which is—
(a)made—
(i)while a disease is pandemic, or
(ii)in anticipation of a disease being imminently pandemic,
and is a serious risk, or potentially a serious risk, to human health; and
(b)in accordance with a protocol relating to that disease as provided for in article 12F of the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997(2) or article 8 of the Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale-Exemption) Order 1980(3).”.
1997/1830; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2009/1165.
1980/1924; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2009/1165.