The term<unk>  is a term used in the United Kingdom for a medical<unk>  which is not supplied under the National Health Service (NHS). Unlike for NHS<unk>  there is no special stationery as mandated by the General Medical Council; a<unk>  can be printed, handwritten or created electronically by an authorised prescriber on any piece of paper or regulatory compliant electronic system such as Clynxx. The exception is that since July 2006, the Department of Health has required<unk> s for a Controlled Drug to be prescribed on specified paperwork, the FP10PCD. A patient usually has to pay a fee to a<unk>  practice doctor, and then pay the dispensing pharmacy for the medicine; the price may be more or less than the standard NHS<unk>  charge. The charge for the medication is based on cost price and markup, as is usual in retail, plus a dispensing fee. The NHS<unk>  charge in England is a standard fee which is not related to the cost of the drug or quantity supplied; there is no charge for NHS<unk> s in Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales.
Private prescription
Single-use medical devices
Bonded medical place
Personal medicine
Accident
Integrated delivery system
Prescription charges
Hospital volunteer