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National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004 (Note)

National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2004 No. 629

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004

Made 8th March 2004

Laid before Parliament 11th March 2004

Coming into force 1st April 2004

The Secretary of State for Health in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 28U and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application

1. - (1) These regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

(2) These Regulations apply to England only.

Drugs, medicines and other substances that may not be ordered

2. A drug, medicine or other substance listed in Schedule 1 may not be ordered for patients in the provision of medical services under a general medical services contract.

Drugs, medicines and other substances that may be ordered only in certain circumstances

3. A drug, medicine or other substance specified in an entry in column 1 of Schedule 2 may not be ordered for a patient in the provision of medical services under a general medical services contract unless -

(a) that patient is a person of a description mentioned in column 2 of that entry; and

(b) that drug, medicine or other substance is prescribed for that patient only for the purpose specified in column 3 of that entry.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

John Hutton

Minister of State, Department of Health

8th March 2004

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2

DRUGS, MEDICINES AND OTHER SUBSTANCES NOT TO BE ORDERED UNDER A GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES CONTRACT

10.10 Cleaning and Disinfecting Solution

10.10 Rinsing and Neutralising Solution

10 Day Slimmer Tablets

10 Hour Capsules

4711 Cologne

Abidec Capsules

Acarosan Foam

Acarosan Moist Powder

Acclaim Flea Control Aerosol Plus

Acnaveen Bar

Acne Aid Bar

Actal Suspension

Actal Tablets

Actifed Compound Linctus

Actifed Cough Relief

Actifed Expectorant

Actifed Linctus with Codeine

Actifed Syrup

Actifed Tablets

Actomite

Actonorm Gel

Actonorm Powder

Actonorm Tablets

Actron Tablets

Adpack Europe Gamolenic Acid (GLA) Capsules

Adreno-Lyph Plus Tablets

Adult Cough Balsam (Cupal)

Adult Meltus Cough and Catarrh Linctus

Adult Tonic Mixture (Thornton and Ross)

Advanced Nutrition Bee Pollen Granules

Advanced Nutrition Bee Propolis Tablets

Advanced Nutrition Chromium Compound Liquid

Advanced Nutrition Ener-B NSL Gel

Advanced Nutrition Herbal Aloe Juice

Advanced Nutrition L-Arginine Capsules

Advanced Nutrition Linseed Oil

Advanced Nutrition Silica-Organic Capsules

Advanced Nutrition Sulphur Capsules

Advanced Nutrition Vitamin E Capsules

Aerocide 2 Spray 400 ml

Afrazine Nasal Drops

Afrazine Nasal Spray

Afrazine Paediatric Nasal Drops

Agarol Emulsion

Agiolax Granules

Airbal Breathe Easy Vapour Inhaler

AL Tablets

Alagbin Tablets

Alcin Tablets

Alcon Salette Aerosol Saline Solution

Aletres Cordial (Potters)

Alexitol Sodium Suspension 360 mg/5 ml

Alexitol Sodium Tablets

Algipan Rub

Algipan Tablets

Alka-Donna P Mixture

Alka-Donna P Tablets

Alka-Donna Suspension

Alka-Donna Tablets

Alka-Seltzer Tablets

Alka Mints

Alket Powders

All Clear Shampoo

All Fours Cough Mixture (Harwood)

All Fours Mixture (Glynwed Wholesale Chemists)

All Fours Mixture (Roberts Laboratories)

Allbee with C Capsules

Allbee with C Elixir

Aller-eze Plus Tablets

Aller-eze Tablets

Allinson's Wholemeal Flour

Almasilate Tablets 500 mg

Almay Aftersun Soother

Almay Face Powder

Almay Sun Protection Cream SPF 12

Almay Ultra Protection Lotion SPF 12

Almazine Tablets 1 mg

Almazine Tablets 2.5 mg

Aloin Tablets 40 mg

Alophen Pills

Alpine Tea

Alprazolam Tablets 0.25 mg

Alprazolam Tablets 0.5 mg

Alprazolam Tablets 1 mg

Altacaps

Altacite Plus Tablets

Altacite Suspension

Altacite Tablets

Altelave Liquid

Aludrox Gel

Aludrox Liquid

Aludrox M H Suspension

Aludrox S A Suspension

Aludrox Tablets

Aluhyde Tablets

Aluminium Hydroxide amp; Silicone Suspension

Aluminium Phosphate Gel

Aluminium Phosphate Tablets 400 mg

Alupent Expectorant Mixture

Alupent Expectorant Tablets

Aluphos Gel

Aluphos Tablets

Alupram Tablets 2 mg

Alupram Tablets 5 mg

Alupram Tablets 10 mg

Aluzyme Tablets

Alzed Tablets

Ambre Solaire Cream Factor 8

Ambre Solaire Cream Factor 10

Ambre Solaire High Protection Cream SPF10

Ambre Solaire High Protection Milk SPF 12

American Nutrition Strezz B-Vite Tablets

Ami-10 Rinsing and Storage Solution

Amiclear Contact Lens Cleanser Tablets

Amidose Saline Solution 30 ml

Amin-Aid

Amisyn Tablets

Ammonium Chloride and Morphine Mixture BP...

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