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A paramedic registered with the HCPC is able to administer by injection the prescription only medicines listed in the next column.
The administration shall be only for the immediate, necessary treatment or sick or injured persons and in the case of prescription only medicine containing Heparin Sodium shall be only for the purpose of cannula flushing. |
The following prescription only medicines for parenteral administration:
1) Diazepam 5 mg per ml emulsion for injection
2) Succinylated Modified Fluid Gelatin 4 per cent intravenous infusion
3) Medicines containing the substance Ergometrine Maleate 500 mcg per ml with Oxytocin 5 iu per ml, but no other active ingredient
4) Prescription only medicines containing one or more of the following substances, but no other active ingredient:
5) Adrenaline Acid Tartrate
6) Adrenaline hydrochloride
7) Amiodarone
8) Anhydrous glucose
9) Benzylpenicillin
10) Compound Sodium Lactate Intravenous Infusion (Hartmann’s Solution)
11) Ergometrine Maleate
12) Furosemide
13) Glucose
14) Heparin Sodium
15) Lidocaine Hydrochloride
16) Metoclopramide
17) Morphine Sulphate
18) Nalbuphine Hydrochloride
19) Naloxone Hydrochloride
20) Ondansetron
21) Paracetamol
22) Reteplase
23) Sodium Chloride
24) Streptokinase
25) Tenecteplase | 
