Safe Prescribing and Dispensing of Controlled Drugs: Medical Council/PSI Joint Guidance
This joint guidance aims to facilitate safer prescribing and dispensing of controlled drugs (CDs), with a particular focus on controlled drugs in schedule 2, 3 and schedule 4 part 1.
Safe Prescribing and Dispensing of Controlled Drugs
DownloadThis guidance aims to facilitate safer prescribing and dispensing of controlled drugs (CDs), with a particular focus on controlled drugs in schedule 2, 3 and schedule 4 part 1.
It should be used by all prescribers and pharmacists in the collaborative, safe and effective care of patients. While this guidance provides some information on legal requirements applicable to hospital or residential settings, it is primarily aimed at professionals working in a primary care setting.
This guidance was first produced in 2017 and has been updated to reflect further legislative changes.
Relevant resources:
- Our Inspector’s Advice on Controlled Drug Compliance
- Our Inspector’s Advice on CD Segregation and Destruction-Inspection-PSI
- Download this useful table with a summary of the Requirements for Paper and Healthmail Prescriptions for CD2, CD3 and CD4 part 1 Controlled Drug Prescription Requirements
- Frequently Asked Questions-Controlled Drugs
- Frequent Questions-Booklets and Registers-PSI
- Misuse of Drugs Regulations-Practice Update 2017-PSI (thepsi.ie)
