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How to Tell if a Medicinal Product is Allowed on Prescription

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The ‘blacklist’ can be found in Schedule 1 to the NHS Regulations 2004 and is found in the Drug Tariff (part XVIIIA). It is a list of medicinal products which cannot be prescribed on the NHS. Any medicinal product not in the ‘blacklist’ can be prescribed on the NHS. The prescriber may, however, be questioned during the auditing process about the appropriateness of prescribing this item at the NHS’s expense. As a general rule, if a branded (proprietary) product is listed in the ‘blacklist’ it cannot be prescribed on the NHS. Many of the medicinal products on the ‘blacklist’ are available over the counter for people to buy, whilst some do not have enough evidence to show their efficacy.

The PSCN flow chart (Figure 2.4) can be used to help identify whether an item is allowed to be dispensed on an NHS prescription form. Different practitioners may use different prescription pads or resources (seen below as FP10, FP10SS, FP10SP*).

If a medicinal product or device is prescribed that is not on the Drug Tariff, it cannot be dispensed.

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