Private Prescriptions

Question 1

Green Prescription Form Type

Answer 1

-FP10SS: GP,. community, nurse independent, hospital unit, supplementary prescribers
-FP10NC: GP
FP10HNC: Hospital Unit

Question 2

Yellow Prescription Type

Answer 2

• 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)

Question 3

Lilac Prescription Form Type

Answer 3

• FP10PN
• FP10SP
• Community practitioner nurse prescriber
• Nurse Independent prescriber
• Out of hours centre prescribers
• Prescriptions must be annoyed with type of prescriber issuing it
• Unless annotated with independent or supplementary only items in nurse formulary
• FP10-REC are 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

Question 4

Blue Prescription Form Type

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Pink Prescription Form Type

Answer 5

• FP10PCDSS: Private prescribers issuing a Schedule 2-3 CD dispensed by a community pharmacy
• Prescriptions must be annotated with type of prescriber issuing it
• Copies need to be sent to the pricing authority separately to /NHS prescription forms at the end of the month. Require a private dispensing code.

Question 6

White Online Prescription Form Type

Answer 6

• 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

Question 7

Private Prescriptions

Answer 7

• 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
• RX for a POM must be retained for 2 years from the date of last sale/supply

Question 8

Legal Requirements of FP10

Answer 8

• Drug name, strength, quantity, and direction are not LEGALLY required
• Written indelibly
• Age and or DOB if under 12
• Patient name and address
• Date (must be dispensed within 6 months)
• Signed in ink by prescriber
• Type of Prescriber
• Prescribers address (name not legally required)

Question 9

Repeat Prescriptions

Answer 9

• 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.

Question 10

Private prescription - Record of Supply

Answer 10

• Legal requirement
• POM register (book or electric)
• Entry must be made on the day or following day
• POM register retained for 2 years from date of last entry

Question 11

Private prescription - Record of Supply exemptions

Answer 11

• Prescriptions for OC (Oral contraceptives)?
• Schedule 2 CD drugs (CD register record would have been made, however good practice to still record)

Question 12

Private Prescription Record- LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Answer 12

Legally following should be included:

• Supply date
• Prescription date
• Medicine info: name, quantity, formulation, strength
• Prescriber name and address
• Patient name and address

Question 13

Private Prescription Record - GOOD PRACTICE

Answer 13

• Dosage (good practice)
• Price charged (good practice)
• Reference number (good practice)

Question 14

How to endorse private RX

Answer 14

• Pharmacy Stamp

- Date Dispensed