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 pharmacy worker has been jailed for six years for illegally selling controlled drugs he purchased through his mother’s pharmacy.

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.

NHS Digital is rolling out electronic CD prescription functionality across more GP practices