What is the difference between PGDS and PSDs?
PGDs can be used for patient groups where general requirements are sufficiently consistent to be provided for by such a non-specific direction e.g. childhood immunisations. A Patient Specific Direction (PSD) is the traditional written instruction, signed by a doctor, dentist,...
What is a PGD and how does it work?
PGDs provide a legal framework that allows the supply and/or administration of a specified medicine (s), to a pre-defined group of patients needing prophylaxis or treatment for a condition described in the PGD, without the need for a prescription or an instruction from a prescriber. Using a PGD is not a form of prescribing.
What does PSD stand for?
A Patient Specific Direction (PSD) is a written instruction, signed by a prescriber for medicines to be supplied and/or administered to a named patient after the prescriber has assessed the patient on an individual basis. In practice, a PSD is may be referred to as...