Controlled drugs

Question 1

What are the legal Requirements for cd prescriptions?

Answer 1

Patient name and address
Prescriber name, address, signature 
Date - within 28 days sch 2/3,4 
Name of drug, strength, dose, formulation, - specific dosage instructions 
- quantity in words and figures

Question 2

What are the register requirements for CDs?

Answer 2

Schedule 1 +2 legally require a CD register (and satires which is sch 4)

Schedule 3/4/5 don’t need legally a CD register.

Question 3

What do you do if you need to do an owing of a cd?

Answer 3

Owing balance for Rx for schedule 2./3/4 cannot be dispensed later than 28 days after the date on the rx and patient must collect within this time period too. Put in register how much you gave at each time

Question 4

How long generally should treatment of CDs be for?

Answer 4

30 days supply is good practice

Question 5

What form is a private CD prescription if prescribing schedule 2/3 CDs?

Answer 5

FP10PCD - pink form - legal requirement

Question 6

Can schedule 2/3 CDs be prescribed on repeat dispensing forms?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

What must also be included on a FP10PCD form?

Answer 7

Prescriber CD identification number - as they are prescribing sch 2/3 CDs - would then send to NHSBSA at month end

Question 8

What are the register entry requirements for Private CDs? (FP10PCD)

Answer 8

Legal. - CD register

Good practice to put into POM register too

Question 9

What is a CD requisition and what schedules does it relate to?

Answer 9

Requisition for the supply of sch 1,2,3 CDs on a specific form to supply to practitioners / prescribers

Question 10

What must be marked on a CD requisition form?

Answer 10

Supplier must mark on the requisition their name and address at the time of supply - stamp. Send to the NHS prescription services using the submission document FP34PCD

Question 11

what must be marked on the body of the FP10PCD prescription once dispensed?

Answer 11

reference no

price