Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices: updated guidance

Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices: updated guidance Updated ethical guidance on Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices.

It will come into effect on 5 April 2021 following a six week familiarisation period. 

The guidance supports doctors to be able to prescribe safely for their patients, whatever the setting. It sets out standards for good practice when prescribing face to-face or remotely, when prescribing unlicensed medicines and for when patient care is shared with another doctor.

It’s been updated following a call for evidence on remote prescribing in early 2020, and responds to the huge increase in remote consultations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and has been restructured to integrate information on remote consultations and prescribing throughout. GMC