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Repeatable prescription validity — GPhC CRA MCQ

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HardPharmacy Law and EthicsRepeatable prescription validityGPhC CRA

A customer asks to buy one pack containing 360 mg pseudoephedrine in total and a different pack containing 120 mg ephedrine in the same transaction. Each amount is below its individual statutory maximum. Which conclusion is correct?

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Correct answer: C — The two products cannot be supplied together in one transaction; assess which single product, if any, is suitable

UK restrictions prohibit selling or supplying a pseudoephedrine-containing product and an ephedrine-containing product in the same transaction, even when each amount is below its separate 720 mg and 180 mg maximum. Dividing one purchase into two till receipts or obtaining a customer declaration does not remove the restriction. The pharmacist should assess symptoms and misuse risk, then decide whether one suitable product can be supplied.

Reference: MHRA: pseudoephedrine and ephedrine — managing risk of misuse. https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/pseudoephedrine-and-ephedrine-managing-risk-of-misuse