POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 99
Supply by pharmacists
POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 99
Supply by pharmacists
99 Supply by pharmacists
(1) A pharmacist employed at a hospital may supply
a drug of addiction from the pharmacy department of the hospital--
(a) on a
prescription issued in accordance with Division 3, or
(b) on the
authorisation (whether in writing, by electronic mail, by facsimile or by any
other form of electronic communication approved by the Secretary) of an
authorised practitioner (other than a veterinary practitioner), where that
authorisation is entered on a patient's medication chart, or
(c) on the
requisition (whether in writing, by electronic mail, by facsimile or by any
other form of electronic communication approved by the Secretary) of an
authorised practitioner (other than a veterinary practitioner) or of the nurse
or midwife in charge of the ward in which the drug is to be used or stored.
(2) The person delivering a drug of addiction to a ward from the pharmacy
department of the hospital must obtain a receipt, dated and signed, from the
person to whom the drug is delivered.
