Endorsements on Prescriptions

• England

  • FS - To indicate an item is being prescribed as a sexual health treatment of a Sexually transmitted infection (STI) and should therefore be issued free of charge, tick FS. A reminder re the use of the Free Supply Endorsement displays. Select OK to close the reminder and continue if appropriate:

    

    On a paper prescription, FS prints after the item name.

    On an electronic prescription, FS displays in the endorsement column.

    Training Tip - Remember to remove an FS endorsement when you reissue or reauthorise an item if it is no longer relevant.
• England, Wales and Northern Ireland

  An endorsement prints on the prescription for each drug that is marked as either:

  • Selective List Scheme (SLS), for example, Sildenafil tabs
  • ACBS, for example, Ensure Plus
  • Contraception, for example, Micronor
• Scotland

  An endorsement prints on the prescription for each drug that is marked as either:

  • Selective List Scheme (SLS), for example, Sildenafil tabs
  • ACBS, for example, Ensure Plus

The endorsement goes after the drug name:

• SLS
• ACBS
• Contraception - this includes 'CC'