Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
68Pharmacist must notify prescriber if prescription departed from
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68 Pharmacist must notify prescriber if prescription departed from
A pharmacist who sells or supplies a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison on a prescription or a copy of a prescription but contrary to the instructions written on the prescription in the exceptional circumstances set out in regulation 53(b) or (c) must—
(a) inform the prescriber about the sale or supply as soon as practicable after the poison is sold or supplied; and
(b) make a record to confirm that the exceptional circumstances in regulation 53(b) or (c) existed in relation to that supply.