A patient wants to buy chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops for suspected conjunctivitis. A medicines counter assistant asks whether they can complete the

Question

A patient wants to buy chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops for suspected conjunctivitis. A medicines counter assistant asks whether they can complete the sale while the pharmacist is vaccinating in the consultation room. What is the legal classification/requirement?

Accepted Answer

It is a Pharmacy medicine and the sale must occur under pharmacist supervision

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It is a medical device and has no medicines classification

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It is a POM requiring a prescription for every patient

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It is a General Sales List medicine and can be sold by any retailer

Answer

It is a Schedule 2 Controlled Drug and needs a CD register entry

Pharmacy medicine supervision — GPhC CRA MCQ

A patient wants to buy chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops for suspected conjunctivitis. A medicines counter assistant asks whether they can complete the sale while the pharmacist is vaccinating in the consultation room. What is the legal classification/requirement?