European Economic Areameans the European Economic Area created by the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992, as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;
first level nursemeans a person registered in Parts 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 of the professional register;
nurse prescribermeans a person— (a) who is a first level nurse, and (b) against whose name is recorded in the professional register an annotation signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances. • “placed on the market” has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 1994;
placed on the markethas the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 1994;
professional registermeans the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council pursuant to paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001;
relevant medicinal productsmeans medicinal products for human use consisting of or containing aspirin, paracetamol or more than 24mg of elemental iron which are in the form of tablets, capsules, pills, lozenges, pastilles, suppositories or oral liquids, except for— (a) effervescent tablets containing not more than 25 per cent of aspirin or paracetamol by weight;
relevant registermeans— (a) in relation to a first level nurse, the professional register, and (b) in relation to a pharmacist, the register maintained in pursuance of section 2(1) of the Pharmacy Act 1954 or the register maintained in pursuance of articles 6 and 9 of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976;
supplementary prescribermeans— (a) a first level nurse, or (b) a pharmacist, • against whose name is recorded in the relevant register an annotation signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a supplementary prescriber;
United Kingdom marketing authorizationhas the meaning given in regulation 1(2) of the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 1994.