Consultation outcome

Pharmacy dispensing models and displaying prices on medicines

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Published: 22 March 2016
• Last updated: 11 November 2021 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

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Pharmacy dispensing models and displaying prices on medicines: response to the 2016 consultation

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Detail of outcome

The government has published its response to the 2016 consultation on pharmacy dispensing models and displaying prices on medicines. Following the consultation, work on the proposals it set out was paused and no regulatory changes were made as a result of the consultation.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeks views on proposed changes to the Human Medicines Regulations and the Medicines Act.

This consultation ran from
10am on 22 March 2016 to 11:45pm on 17 May 2016

Consultation description

Update: Following responses to the consultation, we are exploring some of the issues raised with stakeholders – see letter to pharmacy stakeholders’ representative bodies for more information.

This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to medicines legislation. These changes are to:

• allow independent pharmacists to make use of ‘hub and spoke’ dispensing models – a ‘hub’ pharmacy dispenses medicines on a large scale, often by making use of automation, preparing and assembling the medicines for regular ‘spoke’ pharmacies that supply the medicines to the patient

• allow the price of medicines and a statement on how the costs of medicines are met to be published on dispensing labels should this be required for NHS medicines dispensed as part of the NHS pharmaceutical services

• clarify the current dispensing label requirements for monitored dosage systems and medicines supplied under patient group directions

• amend the pharmacists’ exemption in section 10 of the Medicines Act, regarding the preparation and assembly of medicines, following a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Documents

Amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012: ‘Hub and spoke’ dispensing, prices of medicines on dispensing labels, labelling requirements and pharmacists' exemption

PDF, 484 KB, 31 pages

The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 - draft

PDF, 122 KB, 13 pages

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Letter to pharmacy stakeholders’ representative bodies

PDF, 154 KB, 2 pages

Published 22 March 2016
Last updated 11 November 2021 + show all updates

1. 11 November 2021

   Added the government response.

2. 9 June 2016

   Letter to pharmacy stakeholders' representative bodies added.

3. 22 March 2016

   First published.