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CD quantity wording — GPhC CRA MCQ

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ModerateDispensing and SupplyCD quantity wordingGPhC CRA

A pharmacy receives a prescription for morphine sulfate modified-release tablets with the total quantity written as 'sixty' but no figure. The patient is known to the pharmacy and needs the medicine today. What is the legal classification/requirement?

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Correct answer: B — The prescription does not meet Schedule 2 CD quantity requirements and must be corrected before supply

Schedule 2 CD prescriptions require the total quantity in both words and figures. A missing figure means the prescription is not legally complete for dispensing. Pharmacists have limited authority to amend minor typographical errors, but adding a missing total quantity figure is not within that simple correction route. The prescriber should issue a compliant prescription.

Reference: Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001; MEP