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MUS Webinar – Unlicensed medicines: Stories from COVID and tips for the future

22 September 202022 September 2020  13.00 – 14.00 During the Covid emergency, unlicensed and other imported medicines were used as substitutes for critical care licensed medicines to…

MUS Webinar – Home management of medicines inside and outside of a pandemic: how can pharmacy help?

20 October 2020People who are shielding and over 70 have experienced specific challenges with medicines management during the current pandemic.  In this webinar Sara and Barry discussed…

Receiving and storing COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna at PCN designated Sites

30 April 2021Standard Operating Procedure for PCN designated sites receiving and storing the Moderna Spikevax® COVID-19 Vaccine

Off-label medicine use under a Patient Group Direction

10 June 2021The below summary explains the legislation and guidance on the use of PGDs when a medicine is to be used outside its licence ('off-label')

Unlicensed medicines and use of PGDs

16 November 2021This page explains why PGD are not legal mechanism for the administration or supply of unlicensed medicines.

Inclusion of medicines with Risk Minimisation Measures (RMM) in Patient Group Directions

16 March 2021This Q&A has been developed with the MHRA and it reflects MHRA guidance on the use of PGDs for medications which have risk minimisation measures (RMM).

Supply and/or administration of Controlled Drugs under a Patient Group Direction

16 November 2021This Q&A summarises the legal position on the supply and/or administration of controlled drugs under PGDs.

Off-label or unlicensed products and Schedule 17 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 exemptions

8 January 2020The below summary details the legal position regarding the sale, supply or administration of off-label/ unlicenced products under Schedule 17 of the HMR 2012

Supply and/or administration of abortifacients under Patient Group Directions

14 September 2020This Q&A advises on the legal position on the supply/administration of abortifacients under PGDs.

Using a Patient Group Direction to adjust doses of medicines

16 November 2021This article outlines why PGDs cannot be used to adjust the dosage of a medicine already in an individual's possession