This page contains general help information relevant to the entire website. If you have a query or problem about a specific page that is not addressed here, please contact us using the link at the bottom of each page.
We have tried to make the website easy to use and have created a structure which looking for we hope makes it easy for you to navigate and to access the information you are looking for. The six main areas of the site are shown in the sections on the left hand side of the home page. These cover information relating to the different areas of the Society’s role and to pharmacy in general. Each of these provides links to other pages in the same section.
At the right hand side of the homepage are links to key pages within the site and to other Society-related sites.
There is also a "breadcrumb trail" below the top bar which shows you the steps you have taken to get to the page you are currently looking at.
For more help on specific areas, click on the links below
If you can't immediately find what you're looking for, use our Search facility which is located at the top of each page. Just enter the key word(s) you wish to search on and press "Go". You will then be shown all the pages or documents which have at least one reference to the words you are searching for. By clicking on the appropriate search result the page or document will be displayed.
These pages allow you to access live copies of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Registers of Pharmacists, Premises and Pharmacy Technicians. The lists are updated daily and give the registered details of pharmacists, premises and pharmacy technicians registered on that day.
There are three different ways to locate pharmacists and pharmacy technicians through the search pages:
You can initiate a search based on your best guess of the person’s details because the search will work on part names, looking for all names that contain the letters you supply. Also the search is not case sensitive. So entering "j" for forename and "sin" for surname could return, among others, "Jack Sinclair," "Gulraj Singh" and "Jennifer Cousins" as possible results.
Search results that contain a blank postal field generally indicate the address is London based.
The search will return a maximum of five results per page. The next five results can be viewed by using the navigation links at the bottom of the results table. The more information you can supply the search, the more accurate the returned results will be.
Pharmacists’ and registered pharmacy technicians’ eligibility to practise in Great Britain depends on their type of registration, which is indicated by either P or NP in their entry in this list. P indicates that they are practising; NP indicates that they are non-practising.
Pharmacist prescribers Pharmacists who are qualified to practise as pharmacist prescribers have their entry in the Register of Pharmacists annotated with the letters sp or ip.
sp indicates a pharmacist who is qualified to practise as a supplementary prescriber in partnership with an independent prescriber who is a medical practitioner.
ip indicates that the pharmacist is qualified as an independent prescriber and can prescribe for patients independently of a medical practitioner.
A pharmacist independent prescriber is also qualified to practise as a supplementary prescriber and may practise in either prescribing mode according to circumstances. An independent prescriber is not currently able to prescribe Controlled Drugs whereas a supplementary prescriber can prescribe Controlled Drugs if the independent prescriber with whom they work agrees.
You may print your entry on the register for personal use. Other registration records may be copied or reproduced for your private or internal use, but distribution of such copies or reproductions (with or without charge) is not permitted unless prior written permission has been obtained. Similarly, repeated and systematic copying of records for any use is not permitted unless prior written permission has been obtained. The registration database is protected under the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, and any unauthorised extraction and re-utilisation of its contents, other those specified in permitted uses above, amounts to an infringement of our database right.
To search for registered premises, enter a value in one of the following fields:
The search will accept part words as a basis for searching and it is not case sensitive.
The search is designed to be as broad as possible and will form results from any part of the supplied postcode or address. For example entering “eh” in the postcode would return, among others, "EH1 3LT" (an Edinburgh result) and "NW10 6EH" (a North West London result).
The search will return a maximum of five results per page. The next five results can be viewed by using the navigation buttons at the bottom of the results table. The numbers next to the navigation buttons indicate the current page you are viewing and the total number of pages returned by your search, eg, [1/10] means you are viewing page 1 of a possible 10 pages (up to 50 results).
All pharmacies in Great Britain, including those providing internet services, must register with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. While a number of legitimate registered pharmacies provide on-line pharmacy services, there are also a number of websites offering to sell medicines from suppliers who have no professional qualifications or healthcare expertise. Buying medicines from websites that are not connected to registered pharmacies can present a number of risks. There is no opportunity for an appropriately qualified health professional to assess whether the medicine safe and appropriate for you to use or advise on how the medication should be taken. Additionally the safety and quality of medicines sold by unqualified internet suppliers cannot be guaranteed. The medicines may not meet UK standards or may be past their 'sell by date', in which case their effectiveness may be reduced.
The Society has piloted a new logo which will be seen on the front page of participating online pharmacy sites. It is hoped that this will help people identify whether a website offering to sell medicines or provide other pharmacy services is connected to a registered pharmacy. By clicking on the logo you are linked to a page on this website where you can make checks to ensure the site is a registered pharmacy. We hope to roll out the logo to all registered pharmacies (providing internet pharmacy services) in late 2007.
If you would like further information on the internet pharmacy logo please contact:
Priya SejpalIf you have a query about the registration status of a pharmacy or pharmacist please contact:
Registration DivisionIf you have concerns about a website that is supplying medicines from a non-registered pharmacy premises, please contact:
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
This page allows you to look up the legal classification of a medicine by searching a live database.
To search the list of medicines for human use, enter a value in the
medicine name field then click the search button. The search
will accept part words as a basis for searching and it is not case
sensitive.
The search is designed to be as broad as possible and will return results from
any part of a medicine name. For example entering ibu could return,
among others, "Ibuprofen" and "Halibut liver oil."
The search will return a maximum of five results per page. The next five results can be viewed by using the navigation links at the bottom of the results table.
CD POM: A substance controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
to which the principal restrictions of the Misuse of Drugs
Regulations 2001 apply. CD POM substances are listed in Schedule 2 of
the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, as amended
CD Lic: A substance controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act to which
the restrictions of the Regulations apply and, in addition, the production,
possession and supply of which is limited in the public interest to purposes
of research or other special purposes. A Home Office licence is required
for such purposes. CD Lic substances are listed in Schedule 1 of
the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, as amended
CD No Register POM : A substance controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act
to which the restrictions of the Regulations apply except that no entry in
the Controlled Drugs Register is required and invoices must be retained for
two years. CD No Register POM substances are listed in Schedule 3 of
the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, as amended
CD Benz POM: A substance controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act to
which the restrictions of the Regulations apply but with the
following relaxation: prescription and labelling requirements
do not apply (except those under the Medicines Act 1968), records
in the CD register need not be kept by retailers, destruction
requirements apply only to importers, exporters and manufacturers,
there are no safe custody requirements. CD Benz POM substances are listed
in Schedule 4, Part I of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001,
as amended
CD Anab POM: A substance controlled by the Misuse of Drugs
Act to which the restrictions of the Regulations apply but
with the following relaxation: prescription and labelling
requirements do not apply (except those under the Medicines
Act 1968), records in the CD register need not be kept by
retailers, destruction requirements apply only to importers,
exporters and manufacturers, there are no safe custody requirements.
There is no restriction on possession when contained in a
medicinal product. A Home office import or export licence
is required for the importation and exportation of these substances, unless
they are imported or exported in the form of a medicinal product by a person
for administration to himself. CD Anab POM substances are listed in Schedule
4, Part II of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, as amended
CD Inv. POM.: A substance controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act but which
is exempt from all restrictions under the Regulations except that the invoice
or a copy of it must be kept for two years. CD Inv POM substances are listed
in Schedule 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, as amended
POM: A substance which, by virtue of an entry in the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997, as amended, may be sold or supplied to the public only on a practitioner's prescription
P: A substance which is a pharmacy medicine, ie, is not subject to the prescription-only requirements of the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997, as amended, and which is not included in the Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (General Sale List) Order 1984, as amended
GSL: A substance described in the Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (General Sale List) Order 1984, as amended, made under the Medicines Act 1968
PO: A substance which contains GSL ingredients but is licensed for
sale through pharmacies only
md (maximum dose), ie, the maximum quantity of the substance contained
in the amount of a medicinal product which is recommended to be taken or administered
at any one time
mdd (maximum daily dose), ie, the maximum quantity of the substance that
is contained in the amount of a medicinal product which is recommended to be
taken or administered in any period of 24 hours
ms (maximum strength), ie, either or, if so specified, both of the
following: (a) the maximum quantity of the substance by weight or volume
that is contained in the dosage unit of a medicinal product; or (b) the
maximum percentage of the substance contained in a medicinal product calculated
in terms of w/w, w/v, v/w or v/v, as appropriate
External use means for application to the skin, teeth, mucosa of the mouth,
throat, nose, eye, ear, vagina or anal canal when a local action only is
necessary and extensive systemic absorption is unlikely to occur.
Note: The following are not regarded as for external use: throat
sprays, throat pastilles, throat lozenges, throat tablets, nasal drops,
nasal sprays, nasal inhalations or teething preparations
Parenteral administration means administration by breach of the skin or
mucous membrane
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