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Retaining legal mechanism documentation
10 June 2021
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Advice on the retention of all records relating to legal mechanisms, such as PSDs, PGDs,
Written
Instructions
Off-label or unlicensed product use under HMR 2012 exemptions
8 January 2020
·
medicines cannot be administered, sold or supplied under the Schedule 17 exemptions, including under
Written
Using PGDs for administering contrast agents in imaging services
2 April 2019
·
Patient Group Directions A PGD must be a standalone
written
instruction
for the registered health professional
When not to use
12 February 2024
·
supplied or administered in the course of the OHS by a registered nurse acting in accordance with the
written
Patient Specific Directions (PSD)
10 June 2020
·
, a
written
and authorised
instruction
by a prescriber to administer a medicine to that individual.
Labelling requirements for medicines supplied under a PGD
9 September 2020
·
The individual needs to be fully counselled on the dosage
instructions
at the time of supply and must
Including medicines with Risk Minimisation Measures (RMM) in PGDs
16 March 2021
·
RMM have been developed specifically for individual receiving the medicine, the PGD should include
instructions
Using a Patient Group Direction to adjust doses of medicines
16 November 2021
·
Appropriately trained and competent healthcare professionals may use locally produced and approved
written
Using PGDs to manage long term conditions
9 September 2020
·
This highlights the importance of including clear
instructions
within PGDs on referral of individuals
PGD use in services provided by multiple organisations
14 July 2020
·
by multiple organisations the involved commissioners/providers should ensure that any agreement is
written
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