What is a script relocation?
Script relocation
Asking your clinic to send your prescription to a different pharmacy, usually because your product is out of stock where it was sent.
Where you will see it
On the Stock Finder, which writes the request to your clinic for you.
Stock FinderRelated terms
- Controlled drug prescription
A prescription for a medicine controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations, which includes cannabis-based medicines. It is valid for 28 days from the date on it.
- MDT (Multidisciplinary Team)
A team of healthcare professionals from different disciplines who collaborate on patient care. Better medical cannabis clinics use MDT review before issuing prescriptions, involving specialists in the relevant condition.
- Named Patient
A framework allowing doctors to prescribe unlicensed medicines for individual patients with a specific unmet clinical need. Most CBPM prescriptions in the UK are issued on this basis.
- PLEA (Patient-Led Engagement for Access)
A UK patient organisation focused on improving access to medical cannabis for patients, conducting surveys and advocacy work.
- Private prescription
A prescription from a private clinic that you pay for yourself. Almost all medical cannabis prescriptions in the UK are private.
This is a plain-language definition for general understanding, not medical or legal advice.
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