52Restrictions on pharmacist selling or supplying Schedule 9 poison on prescription

52 Restrictions on pharmacist selling or supplying Schedule 9 poison on prescription

Reg. 52(1) substituted by S.R. No. 20/2023 reg. 12(1).

(1) This regulation applies in relation to a pharmacist selling or supplying a Schedule 9 poison on a prescription that is—

Reg. 52(2) amended by S.R. No. 20/2023 reg. 12(2).

(2) A pharmacist must not sell or supply a Schedule 9 poison unless—

(a) the prescription is handwritten and—

(i) the pharmacist is familiar with the purported prescriber's handwriting; and

(ii) the writing on the prescription is comparable to the usual writing of the purported prescriber; or

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

Reg. 52(3) amended by S.R. No. 20/2023 reg. 12(3).

(3) A pharmacist must not sell or supply a Schedule 9 poison on a prescription if it is more than 6 months since the date stated on the prescription as the day on which the prescription was written.

Reg. 52(4) amended by S.R. No. 20/2023 reg. 12(4).

(4) A pharmacist must not sell or supply a Schedule 9 poison on a prescription if—

Reg. 52(4)(ba) inserted by S.R. No. 31/2018 reg. 11.

(c) the Schedule 9 poison has already been sold or supplied on that prescription in the quantity that is permitted by the instructions written on the prescription.

Reg. 52(5) amended by S.R. No. 20/2023 reg. 12(5).

(5) A pharmacist must not sell or supply a