Post by kickingfrog on Nov 23, 2011 9:10:50 GMT
Prescriptions
Posted by Mum of twins on 22/11/2011
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Blacklisted drugs
Generic and brand names for medicines
Medicines can have more than one name.
• The generic name is the official medical name for the active ingredient of the medicine.
• The brand name is the trade name chosen by the manufacturer, usually on the basis that it is easy to recognise and pronounce.
For example, Viagra is the brand name given by Pfizer to the generic medicine sildenafil.
Brand names mean the drug is under patent and can only be produced by the drug company that holds the patent.
There are some items that the NHS will not supply. This is called the blacklist.
The items can be found in Schedule 1 to the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc) Regulations 2004 and also in Part XVIIIA of the Drug Tariff.
If a branded product is listed on the blacklist, the NHS cannot prescribe it unless:
• the prescription has been written generically and the generic product is not blacklisted
• the generic name has an official title (ie it's found at the head of a section in the reference books of the British Pharmacopoeia, British National Formulary, International Pharmacopoeia, or Dental Practitioners’ Formulary.
For example:
• Laxoberal is blacklisted, but its generic name sodium picosulphate is not blacklisted, so a prescription for sodium picosulphate could be written
• Regaine is blacklisted, but so is its generic name minoxidil, so it couldn’t be prescribed on the NHS.
If a blacklisted drug is prescribed by an NHS doctor, pharmacy staff will return the prescription so an alternative can be prescribed.
In some cases (such as Paramol) the drug is available over the counter so it could be sold to the patient without prescription.
Examples of blacklisted drugs include Calpol (infant paracetamol), sunscreens and vitamins.
www.netdoctor.co.uk/health-services-guide/nice.htm
Posted by Mum of twins on 22/11/2011
GF board
....
Blacklisted drugs
Generic and brand names for medicines
Medicines can have more than one name.
• The generic name is the official medical name for the active ingredient of the medicine.
• The brand name is the trade name chosen by the manufacturer, usually on the basis that it is easy to recognise and pronounce.
For example, Viagra is the brand name given by Pfizer to the generic medicine sildenafil.
Brand names mean the drug is under patent and can only be produced by the drug company that holds the patent.
There are some items that the NHS will not supply. This is called the blacklist.
The items can be found in Schedule 1 to the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc) Regulations 2004 and also in Part XVIIIA of the Drug Tariff.
If a branded product is listed on the blacklist, the NHS cannot prescribe it unless:
• the prescription has been written generically and the generic product is not blacklisted
• the generic name has an official title (ie it's found at the head of a section in the reference books of the British Pharmacopoeia, British National Formulary, International Pharmacopoeia, or Dental Practitioners’ Formulary.
For example:
• Laxoberal is blacklisted, but its generic name sodium picosulphate is not blacklisted, so a prescription for sodium picosulphate could be written
• Regaine is blacklisted, but so is its generic name minoxidil, so it couldn’t be prescribed on the NHS.
If a blacklisted drug is prescribed by an NHS doctor, pharmacy staff will return the prescription so an alternative can be prescribed.
In some cases (such as Paramol) the drug is available over the counter so it could be sold to the patient without prescription.
Examples of blacklisted drugs include Calpol (infant paracetamol), sunscreens and vitamins.
www.netdoctor.co.uk/health-services-guide/nice.htm