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Guidance on SCR is available from the Pharmacy consultation Following the telephone consultation, the pharmacist should advise the patient to attend for a face-to-face consultation – this is important to collect any missing information that was not recorded in the referral and to also assess whether the supply meets the legal requirements of an emergency supply P If the patient cannot attend, the pharmacist should use professional judgement to decide if the supply can be made to the patients representative The EPS tracker should be checked to see if there is a prescription available for the requested medication If is a prescription available then it should be used to meet the patient supply If an EPS prescription is used, then the Consultation and Administration fees associated with the service can still be claimed. The Supply fee cannot be claimed as the EPS prescription will be used for the medication supply If a supply cannot be made at this then the patient should be referred to an appropriate healthcare professional Supply If the patient meets all the criteria for the service, a supply can be made – the pharmacist should make a professional decision as to the quantity to supply to the patient P The quantity supplied should meet the criteria of the HMR 2012 – the HMR 2012 refers to emergency requirements relating to prescription-only medicines (POMs), however, for the purposes of the NUMSAS service, this includes medicines and appliances that are not POMs The record of supply and labelling requirements as stipulated in the HMR 2012 must be maintained Once the supply has been made, a prescription charge should be taken for each item supplied unless the patient is exempt from prescription charges P/PT If the patient/representative is unable to attend, the pharmacist must discuss all reasonable options with the patient in order for them to receive their medicines in a timely manner P Advice and information