Further Regulations

Refer to the British National Formulary for further regulations re prescribing. Note that the regulations include:

• Items prescribed under the NHS print on the left-hand side of the prescription; private items are printed on the right-hand side. You can force NHS items to print privately on the Therapy - Add screen.
• The following are printed on separate prescription forms to other items, but if prescribed in multiple form may appear together:

• Personally administered items are separate from non-personally-administered items
• Prescribed Oxygen
• Contraceptives

• The patient's age will be printed depending on which country they are from;
• After the last item on a script, the remaining space will be filled in to prevent tampering.
• Appropriate items will be marked For External Use Only (usually noted in Mandatory Label Messages and Counselling Messages)
• Controlled Drugs prescriptions are printed on a separate script and the strength and quantity appear in words as well as digits.
• Phenobarbitone and Phenobarbitone sodium are printed on a prescription without a date.