Administration of Medicines

Controlled drugs
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1 Core Legal Principle
2 Who Can Administer Medicines?
2.1 1. Appropriate Practitioners
2.2 2. Administration Under Directions
3 Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
4 Emergency Administration of Medicines
4.1 Legal Basis
4.2 Schedule 19: List of Medicines
4.3 Example: Adrenaline for Anaphylaxis
5 Parenteral Administration (Injections)
6 Specific Professional Exemptions (Schedule 17)
6.1 Examples of Exemptions
6.1.1 Midwives
6.1.2 Paramedics
6.1.3 Other Professionals
7 Vaccination and Administration
8 Administration by the Same Person (Prescribing + Supplying + Administering)
9 Covert Administration: Legal Position
10 Key Legal Takeaways

The administration of medicines is tightly controlled under UK law. This article focuses on the legal framework governing who can administer medicines, under what authority, and key exemptions, based on primary legislation—primarily the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (HMR 2012). https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/contents Core Legal Principle Under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012: A Prescription Only Medicine (POM) may…

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