Paragraph 44 (2) of the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 provides that a Health Board may authorise or require a GP practice to dispense to its registered patients if, by reason of:- (a) distance; (b) inadequacy of means of communication; or (c) other exceptional circumstances, patients will have serious difficulty in obtaining prescribed medicines from a pharmacist. The interpretation of the Regulations is a matter for each NHS Board, taking into account the circumstances of each case.