A customer asks to buy two boxes of pseudoephedrine 60mg tablets, each containing 12 tablets. The pharmacy sale would provide 1440mg pseudoephedrine

Question

A customer asks to buy two boxes of pseudoephedrine 60mg tablets, each containing 12 tablets. The pharmacy sale would provide 1440mg pseudoephedrine in total. The customer says they are travelling and cannot see a GP today. What is the legal classification/requirement?

Accepted Answer

The sale should not proceed because it exceeds the legal pseudoephedrine limit

Answer

The sale can proceed if the customer signs the PMR

Answer

The sale can proceed if the medicine is for short-term use

Answer

The sale can proceed if the customer buys saline spray too

Answer

The sale can proceed if the packs are paid for separately

Pseudoephedrine sales limit — GPhC CRA MCQ

A customer asks to buy two boxes of pseudoephedrine 60mg tablets, each containing 12 tablets. The pharmacy sale would provide 1440mg pseudoephedrine in total. The customer says they are travelling and cannot see a GP today. What is the legal classification/requirement?