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Medicines which are prescribed but not picked up
Respondents highlighted the issue of medicines which have been prescribed and requested from a pharmacy but have not been picked up.
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Additional delegated powers (Former EU Competence)
Clause 87 – Medicine information systems: power to make provision for the establishment and operation of medicine information systems by the Health and Social Care Information Centre
Power conferred on: Secretary of State
Power exercisable by: Regulations
Parliamentary procedure: Affirmative
Provision
Clause 87 makes amendments to the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 which provides a power to require NHS Digital to collect information on the use of medicines on a UK-wide basis, including information from within devolved administrations and private healthcare providers regarding the safety, quality and efficacy of human medicines and the improvement of clinical decision-making in relation to human medicines.
Applies to a significant proportion of medicines - the ABPI noted "In 2018, 58% of medicines accepted for use by the [Scottish Medicines Consortium] SMC were discounted and of the top 300 branded products used in the NHS, 90% had a patient access scheme discount attached."
The Medicines Act regulates all activities in relation to the manufacture, importation, sale by retail or wholesale, prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines.