Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

POISONS REGULATIONS 1965 - REG 38G

38G .         Thalidomide for human use

        (1)         Thalidomide or a substance containing thalidomide shall not be prescribed except by a physician or dermatologist.

        (2)         Where thalidomide or a substance containing thalidomide is supplied in accordance with a prescription under subregulation (1) the supplier shall ensure that the container in which the thalidomide or the substance containing thalidomide is supplied, is labelled with a warning in the following words, or other words having the same effect —

                “WARNING — CAUSES BIRTH DEFECTS”.

        (3)         A physician or dermatologist who prescribes thalidomide or a substance containing thalidomide shall ensure that the possibility of pregnancy has been excluded prior to the commencement of treatment and that the patient is informed that she must not become pregnant for a period of one month after completion of treatment.

        [Regulation 38G inserted in Gazette 26 Jul 1991 p. 3854; amended in Gazette 26 May 1994 p. 2201; 19 Mar 1996 p. 1223; 11 Apr 1997 p. 1830; 14 Sep 2001 p. 5075; 5 Oct 2004 p. 4310.]

[Heading deleted in Gazette 12 Aug 2003 p. 3663.]