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Minor Ailment Service Formularies When prescribing for patients in the Minor Ailment Service community pharmacy contractors should ensure they prescribe in line with the information given in the local Minor Ailment Service formulary or the overarching NHS formulary.
NHS Boards Minor Ailment Service Formularies Each Health Board has its own Minor Ailment Service formulary. This formulary is usually based on their joint primary and secondary care prescribing formulary. Please click on the board name to access their Minor Ailment Service formulary where available.
Some problems with payment for prescribed items have occurred due to the default settings within the PSD system. To overcome some of these Community Pharmacy Scotland has negotiated the creation of a Minor Ailment Service Part 7B list.
Community Pharmacy Scotland has also produced a “national formulary” based on the information given in the local formularies. A copy can be accessed here (Part 1: Generic and Proprietary, Part 2: BNF Category). Further guidance on MAS prescriptions can be found in the Contractor Services section of the website.