Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 - SECT 33

Retention of original prescriptions or orders once supply completed

33. Retention of original prescriptions or orders once supply completed



(1) A pharmacist who supplies a Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison on a
prescription or order of a registered medical practitioner, veterinary
practitioner or dentist or a Schedule 8 poison on the prescription or order of
a nurse practitioner must on the last occasion the supply is made-

   (a)  retain that prescription or order in a manner that maintains the
        integrity of the prescription or order; or



   (b)  in the case of a prescription or order on which other poisons or
        controlled substances may still be legally supplied, ensure that the
        prescription or order is durably marked in such a way that it can be
        seen clearly that further supplies of that Schedule 8 poison or
        Schedule 9 poison are not allowed.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) A pharmacist who retains a prescription or order pursuant to subregulation
(1)(a) must retain that prescription or order on a file kept solely for the
purpose of retaining such prescriptions or orders for a period of 3 years from
the date the Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison (as the case requires) was
last supplied.

(3) A pharmacist must produce a prescription or order referred to in
subregulation (2) on demand to an authorised officer.

(4) It is sufficient compliance with subregulation (1) if a pharmacist retains
a legible copy of the prescription or order if he or she is required to submit
the original to a public authority by any Act of a State, a Territory or the
Commonwealth.

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