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SectionBotulinum toxin is a prescription only medicine. Most dermal fillers are devices. That single distinction decides whether an assessment is required by law, who must be involved, and how much of the checking falls to you.
Botulinum toxin products are prescription only medicines, so a prescription written by an appropriate practitioner after an assessment of you is required before any is administered. Most der...
Prescribing / 12 min readA prescription only medicine must be prescribed by an appropriate practitioner for a named patient after an assessment. It may then be administered by another person acting on the prescriber...
Prescribing / 11 min readProfessional regulators have been explicit that prescribing injectable medicines for cosmetic procedures without assessing the patient in person is not acceptable practice. A questionnaire, ...
Prescribing / 11 min readMost dermal fillers are regulated as medical devices rather than medicines. There is no prescription, therefore no prescriber, therefore no assessment required by medicines law, and in most ...
Prescribing / 11 min readThe Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021 made it an offence in England to administer botulinum toxin or certain cosmetic fillers to a person under 18 for cosmetic purpose...
Prescribing / 11 min readOne email a month. What changed in the registers and the law, what a new rule actually requires, and one procedure written out in full. No clinic is ever recommended and none can pay to appear.
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