Which medication cannot be given to Mrs H as an emergency supply?

• A. Lisinopril
• B. Metformin
• C. Diazepam
• D. Gabapentin

Answer: (D)

When a patient needs an emergency supply, the pharmacist can bridge a short amount of a medicine that the patient has previously been prescribed and is on their record, but there are strict limits, especially for medicines that are controlled or require a formal prescription. Gabapentin is now treated as a controlled drug, which means it must be supplied only with a valid prescription and under tighter legal requirements. An emergency supply without an up-to-date prescription isn’t appropriate for such medicines, so it cannot be provided in this scenario. The other medicines listed (lisinopril, metformin, diazepam) do not carry the same immediate, automatic restriction in the emergency-supply framework, provided there is an existing record of the patient needing and receiving them and the supply falls within the usual bridging limits.