Nurse Prescribers Formulary for Community Practitioners

Part XVIIB(i) - Nurse prescribes formulary for community practitioners (in Wales district nurses and health visitors)... 

Item(s) allowable on the NHS No, see Drug Tariff. The amphotericin are not listed in the Nurse Prescribers Formulary for community practitioners and so cannot be prescribed by a community nurse on an NHS prescription form (see Section 3.2.3). 

The restrictions that control the supply of medicines to nurses refers to registered nurses who are qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances from the Nurse Prescribers Formulary for Community Practitioners in current editions of the British National Formulary and Drug Tariff. 

This distinction is noted on the Register of Nurses and shows who has the necessary additional qualification. Therefore the supply to and by these practitioners is limited to the items listed in the Nurse Prescribers Formulary for Community Practitioners. 

In a similar way to dental prescribing in the NHS (see Section 3.2.2) it is important that pharmacists are aware of the contents of the respective parts of the Drug Tariff(s) dealing with nurse prescribing on the NHS. The British National Formulary also indicates whether an item would be able to be prescribed on an NHS prescription by a nurse by listing the Nurse Presenters Formulary for Community Practitioners. However, the British National Formulary is not usually as up to date as the Drug Tariff as indicated above. 

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