Minor eye conditions service formulary (Annex 1) Only products listed below maybe supplied under this scheme. The item maybe written on the signed order by its generic or a branded name. Medication Form Strength Quantity Chloramphenicol Eye drops 0.5% 10ml Chloramphenicol Eye ointment 1% 4g Fucithalmic Eye drops 1% 5g Hypromellose Eye drops 0.5% 10ml Carbomer 980 Eye gel 0.2% 10g Lacrilube 3.5 or 5g Antazoline and Eye drops 10ml Xylometazoline (Otrivine-antistin) Sodium Eye 2% Cromoglycate Sodium Preservative 0.15% 10ml Hyaluronate Free Celluvisc® Preservative 0.5% 30 x 0.4ml free, single 1.0% 30 x 0.4ml use Legalities (Annex 2) the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, medicines which are classified as pharmacy (P) medicines may be sold or supplied only through registered pharmacies by or under the supervision of a pharmacist (regulation 220). Prescription Only Medicines (POM) are subject to an additional requirement: they may only be sold or supplied through pharmacies in accordance with a prescription given by an appropriate practitioner (regulation 214). General Sale List (GSL) medicines may be sold more widely through other retail outlets (regulation 221). Exemptions from the general rules are permitted for optometrists: Registered optometrists Provided it is in the course of their professional practice, registered optometrists may sell or supply the following medicinal products to a patient: all medicinal products on a General Sale List (GSL) (Note: Under medicines legislation products which are for use as eye drops or eye ointments are excluded from the GSL category)
Minor eye conditions service formulary (Annex 1) Only products listed below maybe supplied under this scheme. The item maybe written on the signed order by its generic or a branded name. Medication Form Strength Quantity Chloramphenicol Eye drops 0.5% 10ml Chloramphenicol Eye ointment 1% 4g Fucithalmic Eye drops 1% 5g Hypromellose Eye drops 0.5% 10ml Carbomer 980 Eye gel 0.2% 10g Lacrilube 3.5 or 5g Antazoline and Xylometazoline (Otrivine-antistin) Eye drops 10ml Sodium Cromoglycate Eye 2% Sodium Hyaluronate Preservative Free 0.15% 10ml Celluvisc® Preservative free, single use 0.5% 1.0% 30 x 0.4ml 30 x 0.4ml Legalities (Annex 2) the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, medicines which are classified as pharmacy (P) medicines may be sold or supplied only through registered pharmacies by or under the supervision of a pharmacist (regulation 220). Prescription Only Medicines (POM) are subject to an additional requirement: they may only be sold or supplied through pharmacies in accordance with a prescription given by an appropriate practitioner (regulation 214). General Sale List (GSL) medicines may be sold more widely through other retail outlets (regulation 221). Exemptions from the general rules are permitted for optometrists: Registered optometrists Provided it is in the course of their professional practice, registered optometrists may sell or supply the following medicinal products to a patient: all medicinal products on a General Sale List (GSL) (Note: Under medicines legislation products which are for use as eye drops or eye ointments are excluded from the GSL category)
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