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Schedule 4 CD prescription validity — GPhC CRA MCQ

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A patient brings a handwritten prescription for zopiclone 7.5mg tablets, one at night, quantity 28. It is signed and dated today by a UK prescriber. The patient asks whether it can be dispensed next month if she waits to collect. What is the legal classification/requirement?

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Correct answer: D — The prescription is valid for 28 days from the appropriate date

Zopiclone is a Schedule 4 Part 1 Controlled Drug, and prescriptions are generally valid for 28 days. It does not require the same words-and-figures quantity wording as Schedule 2 and 3 CDs. The pharmacist should explain the collection timeframe clearly.

Reference: Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001; MEP