Emergency legislation allows supply of CDs to existing patients without need for a new script.

Emergency measures would allow pharmacists to supply without a script, use SSPs and adjust instalments.

A West Midlands pharmacist has received a 28-month prison sentence for selling medicines on the black market.

Schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs will now be available via the electronic prescription service (EPS), NHS Digital has announced.

The MHRA claims that trading in diazepam 10mg has fallen as a result of its efforts to stop the illegal diversion of medicines to the black market

NICE’s guidance will help care professionals “negotiate complex legislation and regulations”, says the body.