Non Medical Prescribing

Question 1

Supplementary prescribing

Answer 1

Voluntary partnership between independent prescriber e.g. doctor or dentist and a supplementary prescriber to implement an agreed patient specific clinical management plan (CMP). Supplementary prescribers include nurses, optometrists, radiographers, pharmacists (complete GPhC accredited programme)

Question 2

Independent prescribing

Answer 2

Prescribing by a practitioner who is responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with conditions

Question 3

What can be prescribed?

Answer 3

Private Rx, CD, off label medication, unlicensed medication, veterinary Rxs (POM-VPS). For CDs, independent prescribers need home office license for medications to treat addiction and supplementary prescribers cannot prescribe for addiction

Question 4

Ethics

Answer 4

Respect for autonomy (self determination and ability to make decisions), beneficence (acts in way to benefit patient), non maleficence (avoid harm)