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Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 1625

National Health Service, England

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc. ) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made

23rd June 2014

Laid before Parliament

25th June 2014

Coming into force

1st August 2014

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 88 and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.

Citation and commencement

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2) They come into force on 1st August 2014.

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004

2. In Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004( 2 ) (drugs, medicines and other substances that may be ordered only in certain circumstances), in column 1 of the table (drugs), in the entry relating to drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction—

(a) omit “Apomorphine Hydrochloride”, “Moxisylyte Hydrochloride”, “Sildenafil” and “Thymoxamine Hydrochloride”; and

(b) after—

(i) “Alprostadil” insert “Avanafil”, and

(ii) “Vardenafil” insert “Viagra”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Earl Howe

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Health

23rd June 2014

( 1 )

2006 c.41 . By virtue of section 271 of the Act, the powers conferred by these sections are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England. See section 275(1) for the definition of “regulations” that is relevant to the powers being exercised.

( 2 )

S.I. 2004/629 . Relevant amendments are made by S.I. 2011/1043 and S.I. 2013/2194 .

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The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugsetc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (2014/1625)

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