
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st May 2010.
2 
After paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 1 (provision of pharmaceutical services) to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, insert—“
(1A) In furtherance of the obligations in sub-paragraphs (1) and (3), a pharmacist, when providing drugs or appliances ordered in accordance with those sub-paragraphs must—
(a) use all reasonable endeavours to provide those drugs or appliances with reasonable promptness;
(b) refrain from taking any action which may delay or prevent the dispensing of those drugs or appliances; and
(c) contact the prescriber or dentist to discuss alternative arrangements where there is likely to be, in that pharmacist’s opinion, a clinically significant delay in the dispensing of those drugs or appliances.”.
SHONA ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th March 2010