Zopiclone and Driving: UK Law and Next-Morning Impairment

For you as the buyer

1. 1
   Use accurate information

   Give your real name, date of birth, address, health information, current medicines, allergies and prescriber details. Do not use another person’s account or prescription.

2. 2
   Provide a valid prescription

   At checkout, upload the requested prescription or use the available UK prescriber service. A basket or payment is not a prescription and does not guarantee supply.

3. 3
   Co-operate with safety checks

   Answer follow-up questions honestly. The prescriber or pharmacist may refuse, amend or delay an order if the medicine, strength, quantity or patient information is not appropriate.

4. 4
   Use and store it safely

   Take Pregabalin only as prescribed, do not share or resell it, and keep it away from other people. Ask a pharmacist before changing, stopping or combining it with other medicines or alcohol.

For the seller, prescriber and pharmacy

1. 1
   Be properly authorised

   An online medicine seller must be legally authorised. Buyers should check the seller on the MHRA register and check that any pharmacy is registered with the GPhC; online doctor services should be registered with the relevant regulator.

2. 2
   Prescribe independently and clinically

   A prescriber must assess the patient, their medical history, current medicines, risks and the suitability of the requested treatment. A seller must not treat a completed questionnaire or payment as automatic approval.

3. 3
   Supply only against a prescription

   The pharmacy must dispense the prescribed medicine, strength and quantity under the required pharmacist supervision and follow controlled-drug, record-keeping, labelling and storage rules.

4. 4
   Protect the patient

   The service must provide clear information, protect personal and prescription data, use secure delivery and have a route for questions, complaints, suspected problems and reporting adverse effects.

5. 5
   Do not advertise unlawfully

   Prescription-only medicines must not be advertised to the general public as products available for direct purchase. Any product information must be accurate, balanced and not misleading.

This is general information, not legal advice. Rules can differ across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Read the current NHS medicines information, MHRA online seller register, MHRA advertising guidance and GOV.UK controlled-drug guidance.