A repeatable private prescription for an oral contraceptive states “repeat” but gives no number. The first supply was made within six months of the

Question

A repeatable private prescription for an oral contraceptive states “repeat” but gives no number. The first supply was made within six months of the appropriate date. What is the statutory default?

Accepted Answer

Six dispensings in total, all within six months of the governing prescription date

Answer

It authorises two occasions in total, exactly like every other repeatable POM

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It remains repeatable without limit until the patient changes contraception

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It authorises one 12-month supply only and cannot be dispensed in instalments

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It authorises six repeats after the initial dispensing, giving seven supplies

Repeatable prescription — GPhC CRA MCQ

A repeatable private prescription for an oral contraceptive states “repeat” but gives no number. The first supply was made within six months of the appropriate date. What is the statutory default?