NHS Care Services

Minor Ailment Service - Prescribing

When a pharmacist decides that it is necessary to provide treatment, s/he will generate a prescription electronically which will then be printed out on form CP2. The paper form is necessary to capture the patient’s declaration that they remain exempt from prescription charges.

Prescribing should be in line with the information given in the local MAS formulary or the overarching NHS formulary. The local formularies are available here.

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.