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Advice for healthcare professionals on the reclassification of codeine linctus to a prescription-only medicine (POM), following a public consultation.
Pharmacy, prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
How to comply with the requirements on promoting medicines to the public and to prescribers and suppliers of medicines.
How to account for VAT on goods and services provided by registered health professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Guidance for healthcare and public health commissioners on planning treatment services for dependence on prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
NHS Business Services Authority contact number for ordering prepaid prescriptions for 3 or 12 months at a cheaper rate than single prescriptions
How to register with an NHS doctor and patient questionnaires in Ukrainian and Russian.
Guidance for pharmacists on prescriptions issued in EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
People are urged to seek advice from healthcare professionals if they feel they have become dependent on or addicted to codeine linctus.
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
Guidance on prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
How to get state healthcare when you’re on holiday or travelling to Spain.
How veterinary medicines can be advertised.
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