Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 - SECT 28

Particular prescription details to be verified prior to supply

28. Particular prescription details to be verified prior to supply



(1) A pharmacist must not supply a Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison on a
prescription unless he or she-

   (a)  if the prescription is handwritten, is familiar with the purported
        prescriber's handwriting and the writing is comparable with the usual
        writing of the purported prescriber; or

   (b)  has taken reasonable steps to verify that the prescription was written
        by the purported prescriber.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(2) Despite subregulation (1), a pharmacist may supply a quantity of a
Schedule 8 poison sufficient for no more than 2 days' treatment.

(3) A pharmacist who supplies a Schedule 8 poison in accordance with
subregulation (2) must retain the prescription despite the full quantity
ordered not having been supplied.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.