Prescription writing

Prescription writing

Dentists may only write NHS prescriptions for drugs which appear in the Dental Practitioners’ Formulary (DPF).

NHS prescriptions are written on a specified form (e.g. GP14 in Scotland). 

If the medicine to be prescribed is not included in the DPF, a private prescription should be provided. 

Private patients who require medicine as part of their treatment should also be provided with a private prescription, even if the required drug is included in the DPF. 

Private prescriptions may be written on practice headed notepaper following the same recommendations as for NHS prescriptions.