Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) A person who issues a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison must write the prescription either—
(a) in the person's own handwriting; or
(b) in a manner of writing approved by the Secretary under regulation 162(1).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note
Under regulation 16, only certain persons are permitted to issue a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison. Any other person who issues a prescription for one of those poisons commits an offence.
(2) A person who writes a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison must sign the prescription.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) A person who writes a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison must include in the prescription the following information—
(a) the name and address of, and a telephone number for, the person who wrote the prescription;
(b) the following information for the person or animal for whom the prescription is issued—
(i) in the case of a person, the person's name and address;
(ii) in the case of an animal, the species, age, breed and sex of the animal, and the name and address of a person who owns or has custody or care of the animal;
(c) the date on which the prescription was written;
(d) full particulars of the poison to be supplied;
(e) a statement of the quantity to be supplied;
(f) directions for the precise dose or use and frequency of administration except in cases where—
(i) because of the complexity of the dosage regimen or use it is impracticable to do so and the prescriber has separately supplied the patient with written instruction; or
(ii) a variable dosage regimen is directed and a statement specifying a maximum frequency of administration is included; or
(iii) the administration of the poison is to be carried out by a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, pharmacist, dentist, authorised optometrist, authorised podiatrist, nurse or registered midwife;
(g) in the case of a Schedule 8 poison or a Schedule 9 poison—
(i) if the prescription is for a person and not an animal, that person's date of birth; and
(ii) if the poison may be supplied only once, a statement, using words and not just figures, that there is to be no repeat supply; and
(iii) a statement of the quantity to be supplied, written in both words and figures;
(h) subject to subregulations (4) and (5), the maximum number of times the poison may be supplied.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) If the prescription is for a Schedule 8 poison or a Schedule 9 poison, the maximum number of times that the poison may be supplied must be stated in both words and figures.
(5) If the prescription is for a Schedule 4 poison, the maximum number of times that the poison may be supplied need only be included if it is more than once.
(6) A person who writes a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison must not include any information that the person knows is false or misleading.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(7) A person who writes a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison must not write the prescription in a secret code or cipher.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note
Regulation 125 imposes special requirements in relation to a prescription for an ovulatory stimulant, a prostaglandin, a retinoid or thalidomide.