Exemptions that apply and wholesale

Question 1

What are the exemptions for allowing POM’s to be sold without prescription???

Answer 1

PGD - Patient group directions
PSD - Patient specific directions
Esn - Emergency supply
Optometrist or podiatrist signed orders for patients.
Supply of salbutamol inhalers to schools.
Supply of adrenaline autoinjectors to schools.
Supply of naloxone by individuals.

Question 2

What are the requirements for PDS???

Answer 2

POM in hospital

Directions of a practitioner does not have to be in writing.

Question 3

What are the exemptions of control on retail sale???

Answer 3

GSL, P and POM
Medicinal products
Conditions to be fulfilled

Question 4

What is the MHRA guidance on supply???

Answer 4

The supply of medicines to other HCP’s and the need to obtain small quantities of a medicine from another pharmacy.

Question 5

What are the rules on wholesale dealing???

Answer 5

Must be supplied as whole packs
Product must not be labelled
Cannot re-label or sell as a broken bulk.
Unlicensed medicines may not be supplied under wholesale dealing.

Question 6

What are the rules for records for sale or supply???

Answer 6

If its POM’s it should be sold by wholesale from a registered pharmacy.

An entry must be made which includes stuff like date it was supplied, name, quantity, address, trade, business and purpose for supply.

Question 7

When do you not have to make an entry in the register for wholesale or supply???

Answer 7

When a separate record is made.

A copy of the invoice is retained.

All orders and invoices must be kept for 2 years from the date it was supplied.

Question 8

What are SSP’s???

Answer 8

Serious Shortage Protocols

This enables pharmacists to make amendments to prescriptions and can supply alternative medicine for those with short supply.

Question 9

What can midwives do???

Answer 9

They can sell or supply;

All GSL
All P
POM containing Diclofenac, Hc acetate, Phytomenadione, Miconazole, Nystatin.

Question 10

What can a Podiatrist do???

Answer 10

They can sell or supply any GSL
They can also sell or supply

Ibuprofen
Any P for external use e.g (Clotrimazole, Crotamicron, Econazole, Salicylic acid)

Question 11

What can Optometrists do???

Answer 11

They can sell or supply

All GSL
All P
Certain POM’s which are NOT for parenteral administration e.g. (Chlorampenicol, Fusidic acid)