141Restrictions on dealing with Schedule 3 poison—pharmacist

141 Restrictions on dealing with Schedule 3 poison—pharmacist

Reg. 141(1) substituted by S.R. No. 174/2021 reg. 10.

(1) A pharmacist must not sell, supply or administer a Schedule 3 poison—

(i) that poison is for the treatment of a person under the pharmacist's care; and

(ii) if the poison is a drug of dependence, the pharmacist has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person who is to be treated; or

(b) unless that poison is not a drug of dependence and it is sold or supplied (other than by wholesale) for the purposes of first aid treatment of any person in a life-threatening emergency.

Example

Sale or supply for inclusion in a first aid kit.

(2) Subject to subregulation (3), a pharmacist must not sell, supply or administer a Schedule 3 poison unless the pharmacist has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for that poison.

(3) A pharmacist is not required to take all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists if the pharmacist is supplying a Schedule 3 poison—

(a) by wholesale to a person to whom such supply is specifically authorised by the Act or these Regulations; or

(b) in accordance with a prescription; or

(c) in accordance with a chart instruction.

Reg. 141A inserted by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 49.