A 'Bulk' prescription is an order for two or more patients, bearing the name of a school or institution in which at least 20 persons normally reside, for the treatment of at least 10 of whom a particular doctor is responsible.
Bulk prescriptions must be an order for a drug which is prescribable under the NHS and which is not designated a 'Prescription Only Medicine (POM)'.
The only appliances that can be prescribed are those dressings listed in Part IX of the Drug Tariff which do not contain POMs.
There are no restrictions on the quantity that can be ordered on a bulk prescription.
No prescription charge is payable when a bulk prescription is dispensed.