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<p>Whilst there is no legal requirement for a profession to be regulated before it
can be given prescribing responsibilities, all healthcare professions that have prescribing
responsibilities in the United Kingdom are regulated. This is because prescribing
is a high-risk activity.</p><p>Physicians associates (PAs) are not regulated and therefore
do not have prescribing responsibilities. Work to bring PAs into regulation is underway
and the Department plans to consult on draft legislation later this year.</p><p>Arrangements
can be made under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 when a disease is, or is imminently
anticipated to be, a pandemic. These arrangements can set aside the usual prescribing
arrangements and allow medicines to be supplied under a protocol approved by Ministers
or a National Health Service body.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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