Private Prescriptions Flashcards
Green Prescription Form Type
-FP10SS: GP, community, nurse, independent, hospital unit, supplementary prescribers
-FP10NC: GP
FP10HNC: Hospital Unit
Yellow Prescription Type
- FP10D
- Only items in the dental formulary can be prescribed
- Dentists are strongly advised to prescribe generically
- Can prescribe by brand equivalent name provide its not listed in the section of drug tariff (black list)
Lilac Prescription Form Type
- FP10PN
- FP10SP
- FP10-REC
FP10SP
- Community practitioner nurse prescriber
- Nurse Independent prescriber
- Out of hours centre prescribers
- Prescriptions must include type of prescriber issuing it
- Unless annotated with independent or supplementary only items in nurse formulary
FP10-REC
Used by OOH providers to record items supplied directly to a patient and not dispensed through a community pharmacy
Submitted directly to NHSBSA for reimbursement
Blue Prescription Form Type
FP10MDA-SS: GP, nurse, independent, supplementary, hospital unit
FP10MDA-S: GP
FP10MDA-SP: Independent, supplementary
-FP10HMDA: Hospital Unit
–Prescriptions must be annotated with type of prescriber issuing it
Pink Prescription Form Type
- FP10PCDSS: Private prescribers issuing a Schedule 2-3
- CD dispensed by a community pharmacy
- Rx must be annotated with type of prescriber issuing it
- Send to NHS at the end of the month.
- Require a private dispensing code.
White Online Prescription Form Type
- FP10PCDF
- Controlled drug requisition form
- CD requisition form to obtain schedule 2 and 3 CD for stock from community pharmacy has been replaced with a new approved mandatory requisition form, available from NHSBA website
Private Prescriptions
- Non-NHS Prescriptions
- Can be written on any piece of paper, no specific layout
- However, prescription requirements of FP10 still apply
- Pharmacist can charge any amount
How long does Rx need to be retained
Rx for a POM must be retained for 2 years from the date of last sale/supply
Legal Requirements of FP10
- Signature/ address/ particulars of prescriber
- Name/address/age (if under 12) of pt
- Date (must be dispensed within 6 months)
Legal Requirements of Private Rx
Same as FP10
How long is a Rx valid for?
up to 6 months from the appropriate date
Repeat Prescriptions
- Can be repeated as indicated by prescriber (eg. repeat x3 = prescription is dispensed 4 times in total)
- If the number of repeats isn’t stated, the prescription can only be repeated once (dispensed twice), UNLESS it is for an oral contraceptive - can be repeated 5 times = dispensed 6 times.
CD repeat Rx
Prescriptions for Schedule 2 and 3 CDs are not repeatable; however, those for Schedule 4 and 5 are repeatable