Medicines Management Policy - Dudley Primary Care Trust

• Are subject to safe custody requirements and so must be stored in a locked
receptacle, usually in an appropriate CD cabinet or approved safe, which can
only be opened by the person in lawful possession of the CD or a person
authorised by that person.
• A licence is required to import or export drugs in Schedule 2.
• The drug may be administered to a patient by a doctor or dentist, or by any
person acting in accordance with the directions of a doctor or dentist.
• A register must be kept for Schedule 2 CDs and this register must comply with
the relevant regulations.
• The destruction of CDs in Schedule 2 must be appropriately authorised and the
person witnessing the destruction must be authorised to do so.
• Are subject to handwriting requirements as in 10.3.1
Schedule 3 (CD No Register)
• Includes a small number of minor stimulant drugs and other drugs which are
less likely to be misused than the drugs in Schedule 2.
• Are exempt from safe custody requirements and can be stored on the open
dispensary shelf except for temazepam, buprenorphine and diethylpropion,
which must be stored in a locked CD receptacle.
• Are subject to the same special handwriting requirements as Schedule 2 CDs,
except for temazepam and phenobarbital. Phenobarbital and temazepam can
be dispensed in response to a computer-generated prescription but the
prescriber's signature must be added by hand.
• There is no legal requirement to record transactions in a CD register.
• The requirements relating to destruction do not apply unless the CDs are
manufactured by the individual.
• Invoices must be retained for a minimum of two years.
Schedule 4 (CD Benzodiazepines and CD Anabolic steroids)
• Are exempt from safe custody requirements, with destruction requirements only
applying to importers, exporters and manufacturers.
• Specific CD prescription-writing requirements do not apply.
• CD registers do not need to be kept, although records should be kept if such
CDs are produced, or if a licensed person imports or exports such drugs.
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