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DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS 2017 (SR NO 29 OF 2017) - REG 48

Sale or supply of Schedule 8 poison by pharmacist

    (1)     A pharmacist must not sell or supply a Schedule 8 poison unless that sale or supply is—

        (a)     subject to regulation 51, sale or supply—

              (i)     on an original prescription of a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner or authorised midwife; or

              (ii)     if the original prescription is required to be submitted to a public authority by any Act of a State or Territory or the Commonwealth, on a copy of a prescription referred to in subparagraph (i) certified by, or accompanied by a certification from, a pharmacist who has previously received the prescription; or

        (b)     sale or supply in accordance with a verbal instruction given under regulation 25(1) or (2); or

        (c)     subject to regulation 54, sale or supply to a patient in or at a hospital or day procedure centre in accordance with a chart instruction given on a hospital medication chart; or

        (d)     sale or supply in accordance with an order of a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner or authorised midwife; or

        (e)     sale or supply on the order of a person holding a permit for the poison; or

        (f)     sale or supply to a person referred to in Column 1 of Part 2 of the Table in regulation 7 to the extent referred to in Column 2 of that Part of that Table.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (2)     This regulation does not apply to the sale or supply of a Schedule 8 poison to another pharmacist for use by the other pharmacist in the lawful practice of that pharmacist's profession.

Note

See section 13(3) of the Act.



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