Contents
- 1 Citation and commencement
- 2 Drugs, medicines and other substances that may not be ordered
- 3 Drugs, medicines and other substances that may be ordered only in certain circumstances
- Schedule 1 Drugs, medicines and other substances not to be ordered under a general medical services contract
- Schedule 2 Drugs, medicines and other substances to be ordered only in certain circumstances
1Citation and commencement#
These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2004.
2Drugs, medicines and other substances that may not be ordered#
A drug, medicine and other substance listed in Schedule 1 may not be ordered for a patient in the provision of medical services under a general medical services contract.
3Drugs, medicines and other substances that may be ordered only in certain circumstances#
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.
Schedule 1 · Drugs, medicines and other substances not to be ordered under a general medical services contract
Schedule 2 · Drugs, medicines and other substances to be ordered only in certain circumstances
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