New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 81A

81A Special provisions for prescribing drugs of addiction--public health organisations

(1) This clause applies to a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner and a pharmacist--

(a) employed in or engaged by the same public health organisation, and

(b) in relation to carrying out functions in the course of that employment or engagement.

(2) A medical practitioner or nurse practitioner may issue a prescription for a drug of addiction by sending a prescription to a pharmacist by email or facsimile.

(3) A medical practitioner or nurse practitioner who issues a prescription for a drug of addiction in accordance with this clause must keep the prescription.

(4) A pharmacist to whom a prescription is sent under this clause must--

(a) print a copy of the prescription, and

(b) keep a printed copy.

(5) The copy of the prescription printed by the pharmacist is taken to be a prescription for the purposes of Division 4 of this Part.

(6) This clause does not apply to a medication chart prescription.