Patient Specific Directions (PSDs)

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1 What Is a Patient Specific Direction (PSD)?

2 Legal Basis of PSDs

3 Who Can Issue a PSD?

4 Who Can Act Under a PSD?

5 What Must a PSD Contain?

6 PSD vs Prescription

7 PSD vs PGD (Important Distinction)

8 When Are PSDs Used?

9 Professional and Legal Responsibilities

10 Key Legal Takeaways

Patient Specific Directions (PSDs) are a core legal mechanism used across UK healthcare to authorise the administration or supply of medicines to an individual patient. Unlike Patient Group Directions (PGDs), PSDs are not explicitly defined in primary medicines legislation, but they are fully recognised in practice as part of the legal framework for administering medicines….

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