)<' ree Medicinals (Prescription Forms) Regulations, 1996 (prescriptionforms)

L.N. 19 ~ 199fi

MEDICAL AND KINDRED PROFESSIONS ORDINANCE

(CAP. 31)

)<' ree Medicinals (Prescription Forms) Regulations, 1996

IN exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (h) of subsection

(I) of section 7 of the Medical and Kindred Professions Ordinance,

the Mini ster for Social Development has made the following

regulations

I. (I) These regulations may be cited as the Free Medicinals o..iooo,

(Prescription Fonns) Regulations, 1996 and shall come into force on ~...,

the J 7th February , 1996.

(2)

These regulations shall apply to every fonn used in

prescribing any medicinal which is su pplied free as mentioned in

paragraph (h) of subsection (i) of section 7 of me Medical and Ki ndred

Professions Ordinance.

Regulation 2(1)

PRESCRIPTI ON FOR FREE MED ICINALS

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prescribing a medicinal. except a medkinal fal ling underthe Dangerous Cop. IOl

Drogs Ordinance, or under the Drogs (Control) Regulations, 1985, to .

a patient entitled to a medicinal aids grant under the Social Securi[)' ~~of

Act. when such a patient requires the medication for a' period not

exceeding one month ,shall be the form set out in the Fint Schedule to

these regulat ions.

(2) The fonn which shall be used by a practitioner when

prescribing a medicinal,excep! a medicinal falling under the Dangerous

Drogs Ordinance. or under the Drogs (Control) Regulations, 1985, to

a patient entitled to a medicinal aids grant under the Social Security

Act. when such a patient requires the medication for a period exceeding

one month , shall be the fonn set out in the Second Schedule to these

regu lations.

(3) The fonn which shall be used by a practitioner when

prescribing a medicinal falling under the Dangerous Drogs Ordinance,

or under the Drogs (Control) Regulations. 1985, to a patient as is

referred to in paragraphs (I) and (2) of this regulation. shall be the

form set out in the Third Schedule to these regulations.

(4) It shall be the duty of a practitioner to fill clearly and

in a legible manner all details mentioned in the relevant parts of the

forms referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this regulation.

(5) In prescri bing medi cinals or other medical aid referred

to in paragraphs ( I) and (2) of this regulation . il shall not be lawful for

a prac titio ner to presc ribe morc th an an aggregate of three suc h

medicinals or items on any single form and in the case of items or

medicinals fall ing under paragraph (2), the practitioner must indicate

on the form the number of times. up to a maximum of three. such a

prescription is 10 be considered valid.

(6) In prescribing any medicinal refem:d to in paragraph

(3) of this regulation. a practitione r shall use a separate fo rm in respect

of each and every medicinal.

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REQUEST FOR PRESC RIPTION FORMS FOR FREE MEDICINALS

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REQ UEST FOR PRESCRIPTION FORMS FOR MEDICINALS

UNDER THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE

OR T HE DR UGS (CONTROL) REG ULATIONS , 1985

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(I) Every practitioner shall in prescribing medicinals as

refe rred to in these regulations. make usc only of the booklet of form s

bearing serial numbers and iss~d to him by the Superinte ndent of Public

Health.

(2) [t shall be the d Uly of eve ry practitioner. whether for the

purpose of his private pt"'.!Ctice or for carrying out his duties in an official

ca pacity as a resul t o f his employment w ith Government . with a view

to meeting the needs of his patients. to make any request for suc h

prescription booklets on the appropriate form set out in the Fourth

Schedule to these regulations. Such request form shall be correctly filled

in all respects and signed by the practitioner. and shall be either handed

in by suc h practitioner personally to the Di rector of Pharmaceutical

Services at the Government Medical Stores or the office r acting in that

capacity or se nt by post to the Superintendent of Public Health at the

Department of Health in Valletta.

(3 ) Any prescription to which these regulation s apply shall

be deemed for all purposes of law to be made OUI by the pmctitioner to

who m the booklet from which it was culled was issued.

(4) It shall be the duty of eve ry practitioner to report in

writ ing forthwit h to the Superintendent of Pu blic Health any case o f

theft or loss of lIny prescription booklets issued under these regulations.

4 . (I) A pharmacist dispensi ng a presc ription to which

paragraphs ( I) and (3) of regulation 2 apply. shall reta in the prescription

form. and no medicinal shall be su pplied more than once on the same

preSCription.

(2) A pharmacist dispensing a prescription to which

paragraph (2) of regulation 2 applies. shall retain the prescri ption form

or th e appropriate portion thereof. and no medicinal shall be su pplied

more than th e number of times indicated by the prescribing practitioner.

as stipul ated in paragraph (5 ) of regulation 2 of these regUlation s.

(3)

It shall be the duty of the pharmacist dispensing such

prescript ions to fill clearly and in a legible manner all detai ls mentioned

in the re levant parts of the prescri ption forms.

S. The Free Medici nals (Prescription Forms) Regulations. 1984, Itopeol ~

arc: hereby repealed, wi thout prejudice to anything which has been or L .N. n I~

may have been done under the provisions of the regulations hereby

repealed.