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Patient group directions

Published: 11 February 2013

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MRHA) and Department of Health are amending medicines legislation to enable clinical commissioning groups and local authorities to authorise patient group directions (PGDs) from April 2013; and ensure that existing PGDs with an expiry date after 31 March 2013 will continue to be legal until the PGD either expires or is replaced.