Editorial Policy

Our standard

Prescribed Patient covers topics where getting it wrong costs people real money and real legal risk. Every guide is held to the same standard: if we state a rule, we can point to where it comes from. Because our team publishes anonymously, we hold ourselves to a stricter sourcing bar than a named byline would require — you should never have to take our word for anything.

Sourcing

Guides are referenced against primary sources wherever one exists:

• ◆UK legislation (legislation.gov.uk) — including the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 as amended, and the Road Traffic Act 1988
• ◆MHRA guidance on cannabis-based products for medicinal use
• ◆Home Office licensing and drugs guidance
• ◆DVLA medical standards and drug-driving guidance
• ◆FCA rules and Association of British Insurers (ABI) publications
• ◆NHS and NICE clinical guidance, where relevant

Secondary sources (news reporting, industry bodies, broker commentary) are used only for context and are attributed. Forum posts and anecdote are never treated as fact.

Review and updates

Every guide displays a "Last reviewed" date. Guides covering active regulatory areas are re-checked at least quarterly, and immediately when a relevant rule changes. If a guide is out of date, the review date will tell you.

Corrections

If we get something wrong, we fix it and say so. Material corrections are noted at the foot of the affected guide with the date of the change. To report an error, email hello@prescribedpatient.co.uk — corrections are prioritised over all other work.

Who checks the content

All guides are written or reviewed by our editorial lead, a UK pharmaceutical regulatory specialist with a Responsible Person (GDP) qualification and more than fifteen years' industry experience, whose background is described on the About page. Where a topic sits outside our expertise — clinical questions, tax, immigration — we say so plainly and point you to the right kind of professional.

Conflicts of interest

Members of our editorial team work professionally in the UK pharmaceutical and medical cannabis sector. To keep that from influencing content:

• ◆No company connected to any team member is ever covered, reviewed, ranked or recommended on this site
• ◆Clinics and prescribers are never endorsed
• ◆Suppliers, distributors and manufacturers are discussed only at the level of regulation and category, never by name-based recommendation

How we make money

Prescribed Patient is funded two ways, both visible on the page:

1. 1.Display advertising, served through Google AdSense. Advertisers do not choose, see or influence our editorial content.
2. 2.Affiliate links, where clearly labelled. If we link to a service (for example, a specialist insurance broker) and you take out a product, we may receive a payment. This never affects what we write: broker links appear only where a specialist broker is genuinely the right route, and we say so in the text either way.

We do not accept sponsored posts, paid placements or payment for coverage.

What this site is not

Prescribed Patient provides general information about UK rules and regulations. It is not medical advice, legal advice or financial advice, and nothing here creates a professional relationship. Speak to your prescribing doctor about treatment, a solicitor about legal matters, and an FCA-regulated adviser about insurance and financial products.

AI and editorial tools

Drafting and research tools, including AI assistants, may be used in producing content. Every published guide is reviewed, fact-checked against the primary sources above, and approved by our editorial lead before publication. Accountability for accuracy sits with the editorial team, not the tools.