Controlled Drugs Resources

Safer Management of Controlled Drugs:
Requirements for Requisitions for Supply of Schedule 1, 2, and 3 Controlled Drugs

Requirements for Requisitions for Supply of Schedule 1, 2, and 3 Controlled Drugs (34kb Word)

Safer Management of Controlled Drugs (CDs) : Private CD prescriptions and other changes to the Prescribing and Dispensing of CDs June 2006 (Final Guidance)

Department of Health Guidance for Implementation sets out action required to implement a series of changes to the way controlled drugs (CDs) for human use are prescribed and dispensed and the monitoring of this activity.

Guidance for Implementation (174b pdf)

Controlled Drugs Guide
This third edition of 'A Guide to good practice in the management of controlled drugs in primary care (England)' has been published by the National Prescribing Centre. The Controlled Drugs Guide (CDG) takes into account the significant legislative changes, introduced by the Government to strengthen the governance arrangements for controlled drugs (CDs) since publication of the first edition in December 2005. This CDG is primarily aimed at developing good practice for the management of CDs in primary care in England, but also encompasses issues raised at the interfaces between primary, secondary and social care. This CDG aims to identify robust systems for obtaining, storing, supplying, recording, monitoring and disposing safely of CDs, while at the same time helping to ensure appropriate and convenient access for those patients that require CDs.

A guide to good practice in the management of controlled drugs in primary care (England) (1.56mb pdf)

Checklist - Prescription Requirements for Controlled Drugs

Checklist - Prescription Requirements for Controlled Drugs (46kb Word)

Private Prescriber - Controlled Drug Self Assessment

Private Prescriber - Controlled Drug Self Assessment (269kb Word)

Process for Prescribers Requesting Private Controlled Drug Prescriptions (FP10PCD) and Controlled Drugs Requisition Forms (FP10 CDF)

Process for Prescribers Requesting Private Controlled Drug Prescriptions (FP10PCD) and Controlled Drugs Requisition Forms (FP10 CDF) (89kb Word)

Controlled Drugs Reporting Form
(To be used to submit reports to the CD Accountable Officer)

Controlled Drugs Reporting Form (83kb Word)

Controlled Drugs and Community Pharmacy, Legal and Ethical Advisory Service Fact Sheet: One
Version 5.0 Last amended 54 September 2007

A resource which pharmacists and registered pharmacy technicians may use to review their practices and policies in relation to Controlled Drugs

Legal and Ethical Advisory Service Fact Sheet: One (545kb pdf)

Monitored dosage systems and Compliance aids, Legal and Ethical Advisory Service
Fact Sheet: Six, last reviewed September 2007

A resource which pharmacists and registered pharmacy technicians may use to review their practices and policies in relation to Controlled Drugs in compliance aids

Legal and Ethical Advisory Service Fact Sheet: Six (135kb pdf)

Top Tips 2: NHS Prescriptions for Schedule 2 and 3 Controlled Drugs
An easy reference guide to aid decision making when dispensing a CD prescription

Top Tips 2: NHS Prescriptions for Schedule 2 and 3 Controlled Drugs (279kb pdf)

• Reducing Dosing Errors with Opioid Medicines - July 2008 (28kb pdf)
• Reducing risk of overdose with midazolam injection in adults - December 2008 (43kb pdf)