This page contains general help information relevant to the
entire website. If you have a query or problem about a specific
page that is not addressed here, please contact us using the link
at the bottom of each page.
We have tried to make the website easy to use and have created a
structure which we hope makes it easy for you to navigate and to
access the information you are looking for. The main areas of the
site are shown in navigation bar across the top of each page on the
website. These cover information relating to the Society, the
Scottish Pharmacy Board and pharmacy in general. Each of these
provides links to other pages in the same section.
At the right hand side of the pages are links to sub pages
within the site.
There is also a "breadcrumb trail" below the top bar which shows
you the steps you have taken to get to the page you are currently
looking at.
For more help on specific areas, click on the links below
Search our Registers
These pages allow you to access live copies of the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society's Registers of Pharmacists, Premises and
Pharmacy Technicians. The lists are updated daily and give the
registered details of pharmacists, premises and pharmacy
technicians registered on that day.
Help with searching: Pharmacists and Pharmacy
Technicians
There are three different ways to locate pharmacists and
pharmacy technicians through the search pages:
- By entering the registration number (exact number)
- By entering the surname
- By entering the surname and forename
You can initiate a search based on your best guess of the
person's details because the search will work on part names,
looking for all names that contain the letters you supply. Also the
search is not case sensitive. So entering "j" for forename and
"sin" for surname could return, among others, "Jack Sinclair,"
"Gulraj Singh" and "Jennifer Cousins" as possible results.
Search results that contain a blank postal field generally
indicate the address is London based.
The search will return a maximum of five results per page. The
next five results can be viewed by using the navigation links at
the bottom of the results table. The more information you can
supply the search, the more accurate the returned results will
be.
Eligibility to practise
Pharmacists' and registered pharmacy technicians' eligibility to
practise in Great Britain depends on their type of registration,
which is indicated by either P or NP in their entry in this list. P
indicates that they are practising; NP indicates that they are
non-practising.
Pharmacist prescribers Pharmacists who are
qualified to practise as pharmacist prescribers have their entry in
the Register of Pharmacists annotated with the letters sp or
ip.
sp indicates a pharmacist who is qualified to practise as a
supplementary prescriber in partnership with an independent
prescriber who is a medical practitioner.
ip indicates that the pharmacist is qualified as an independent
prescriber and can prescribe for patients independently of a
medical practitioner.
A pharmacist independent prescriber is also qualified to
practise as a supplementary prescriber and may practise in either
prescribing mode according to circumstances. An independent
prescriber is not currently able to prescribe Controlled Drugs
whereas a supplementary prescriber can prescribe Controlled Drugs
if the independent prescriber with whom they work agrees.
Permitted uses
You may print your entry on the register for personal use. Other
registration records may be copied or reproduced for your private
or internal use, but distribution of such copies or reproductions
(with or without charge) is not permitted unless prior written
permission has been obtained. Similarly, repeated and systematic
copying of records for any use is not permitted unless prior
written permission has been obtained. The registration database is
protected under the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations
1997, and any unauthorised extraction and re-utilisation of its
contents, other those specified in permitted uses above, amounts to
an infringement of our database right.
Help with searching: Premises
To search for registered premises, enter a value in one of the
following fields:
- Postcode
- First line of address
The search will accept part words as a basis for searching and
it is not case sensitive.
The search is designed to be as broad as possible and will form
results from any part of the supplied postcode or address. For
example entering "eh" in the postcode would return, among others,
"EH1 3LT" (an Edinburgh result) and "NW10 6EH" (a North West London
result).
The search will return a maximum of five results per page. The
next five results can be viewed by using the navigation buttons at
the bottom of the results table. The numbers next to the navigation
buttons indicate the current page you are viewing and the total
number of pages returned by your search, eg, [1/10] means you are
viewing page 1 of a possible 10 pages (up to 50 results).
Internet pharmacy logo
All pharmacies in Great Britain, including those providing
internet services, must register with the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society of Great Britain. While a number of legitimate registered
pharmacies provide on-line pharmacy services, there are also a
number of websites offering to sell medicines from suppliers who
have no professional qualifications or healthcare expertise. Buying
medicines from websites that are not connected to registered
pharmacies can present a number of risks. There is no opportunity
for an appropriately qualified health professional to assess
whether the medicine safe and appropriate for you to use or advise
on how the medication should be taken. Additionally the safety and
quality of medicines sold by unqualified internet suppliers cannot
be guaranteed. The medicines may not meet UK standards or may be
past their 'sell by date', in which case their effectiveness may be
reduced.
The Society has piloted a new logo which will be seen on the
front page of participating online pharmacy sites. It is hoped that
this will help people identify whether a website offering to sell
medicines or provide other pharmacy services is connected to a
registered pharmacy. By clicking on the logo you are linked to a
page on this website where you can make checks to ensure the site
is a registered pharmacy. We hope to roll out the logo to all
registered pharmacies (providing internet pharmacy services) in
late 2007.
If you would like further information on the internet pharmacy
logo please contact:
Priya Sejpal
e-mail: priya.sejpal@rpsgb.org
Tel: 0207 572 2481
If you have a query about the registration status of a pharmacy
or pharmacist please contact:
Registration Division
e-mail: registration@rpsgb.org
Tel: 0207 572 2322
If you have concerns about a website that is supplying medicines
from a non-registered pharmacy premises, please contact:
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
(MHRA)
0207 084 2000
Search legal classification of medicines
This page allows you to look up the legal classification of a
medicine by searching a live database.
Help with searching: Legal classification of
medicines
To search the list of medicines for human use, enter a value in
the medicine name field then click the search button. The search
will accept part words as a basis for searching and it is
not case sensitive.
The search is designed to be as broad as possible and will return
results from any part of a medicine name. For example entering
ibu could return, among others,
"Ibuprofen" and "Halibut liver
oil."
The search will return a maximum of five results per page. The
next five results can be viewed by using the navigation links at
the bottom of the results table.
Key to the legal classification of medicines for human
use
CD POM: A substance controlled by the Misuse of
Drugs Act 1971 to which the principal restrictions of the Misuse of
Drugs Regulations 2001 apply. CD POM substances are listed in
Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, as
amended
CD Lic: A substance controlled by the Misuse of
Drugs Act to which the restrictions of the Regulations apply and,
in addition, the production, possession and supply of which is
limited in the public interest to purposes of research or other
special purposes. A Home Office licence is required for such
purposes. CD Lic substances are listed in Schedule 1 of the Misuse
of Drugs Regulations 2001, as amended
CD No Register POM : A substance controlled by the
Misuse of Drugs Act to which the restrictions of the Regulations
apply except that no entry in the Controlled Drugs Register is
required and invoices must be retained for two years. CD No
Register POM substances are listed in Schedule 3 of the Misuse of
Drugs Regulations 2001, as amended
CD Benz POM: A substance controlled by the
Misuse of Drugs Act to which the restrictions of the Regulations
apply but with the following relaxation: prescription and labelling
requirements do not apply (except those under the Medicines Act
1968), records in the CD register need not be kept by retailers,
destruction requirements apply only to importers, exporters and
manufacturers, there are no safe custody requirements. CD Benz POM
substances are listed in Schedule 4, Part I of the Misuse of Drugs
Regulations 2001, as amended
CD Anab POM: A substance controlled by the Misuse
of Drugs Act to which the restrictions of the Regulations apply but
with the following relaxation: prescription and labelling
requirements do not apply (except those under the Medicines Act
1968), records in the CD register need not be kept by retailers,
destruction requirements apply only to importers, exporters and
manufacturers, there are no safe custody requirements. There is no
restriction on possession when contained in a medicinal product. A
Home office import or export licence is required for the
importation and exportation of these substances, unless they are
imported or exported in the form of a medicinal product by a person
for administration to himself. CD Anab POM substances are listed in
Schedule 4, Part II of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, as
amended
CD Inv. POM.: A substance controlled by the Misuse
of Drugs Act but which is exempt from all restrictions under the
Regulations except that the invoice or a copy of it must be kept
for two years. CD Inv POM substances are listed in Schedule 5 of
the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, as amended
POM: A substance which, by virtue of an entry in the
Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997, as amended, may
be sold or supplied to the public only on a practitioner's
prescription
P: A substance which is a pharmacy medicine, ie,
is not subject to the prescription-only requirements of the
Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997, as amended, and
which is not included in the Medicines (Products Other Than
Veterinary Drugs) (General Sale List) Order 1984, as amended
GSL: A substance described in the Medicines
(Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (General Sale List) Order
1984, as amended, made under the Medicines Act 1968
PO: A substance which contains GSL ingredients but
is licensed for sale through pharmacies only
md (maximum dose), ie, the maximum quantity of the
substance contained in the amount of a medicinal product which is
recommended to be taken or administered at any one time
mdd (maximum daily dose), ie, the maximum quantity of the
substance that is contained in the amount of a medicinal product
which is recommended to be taken or administered in any period of
24 hours
ms (maximum strength), ie, either or, if so
specified, both of the following: (a) the maximum quantity of the
substance by weight or volume that is contained in the dosage unit
of a medicinal product; or (b) the maximum percentage of the
substance contained in a medicinal product calculated in terms of
w/w, w/v, v/w or v/v, as appropriate
External use means for application to the skin,
teeth, mucosa of the mouth, throat, nose, eye, ear, vagina or anal
canal when a local action only is necessary and extensive systemic
absorption is unlikely to occur.
Note: The following are not regarded as for external use: throat
sprays, throat pastilles, throat lozenges, throat tablets, nasal
drops, nasal sprays, nasal inhalations or teething
preparations
Parenteral administration means administration by
breach of the skin or mucous membrane
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