3. Underpinning Knowledge - Legislation and Professional Issues

There are several exemptions that allow POMs to be sold or supplied without a prescription.

Pharmacists are likely to be involved in many of these mechanisms and need to be aware of:

• Patient group directions (PGDs)
• Patient specific directions (PSDs) (see section 3.3.9)
• Emergency supplies
• Optometrist or podiatrist signed patient orders
• Supply of salbutamol inhalers to schools
• Supply of adrenaline autoinjectors to schools
• Supply of naloxone by individuals providing recognised drug treatment services