11Standards for approval of pharmacy premises

11 Standards for approval of pharmacy premises

11 Standards for approval of pharmacy premises

(1) For the Law, Schedule 5F, clause 12(8)(a), the following standards are prescribed for premises other than medication storage and preparation rooms—

(a) the premises must have at least one doorway allowing direct public access to the premises,

(b) the premises, including doors, windows, floors and ceilings, must be secure to minimise the risk of unauthorised access to the premises and scheduled medicines and other therapeutic goods in the premises,

(c) the premises must be equipped with a dispensing area of at least 8m2 unless otherwise approved by the Pharmacy Council of New South Wales,

(d) there must be a part of the premises in which a consultation conducted by a pharmacist is not reasonably likely to be overheard by a person not party to the consultation,

(e) the following equipment must be installed or kept at the premises and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions or, if there are no instructions, to the standard necessary for the safe and competent delivery of pharmacy services—

(i) the equipment listed in Schedule 4,

(ii) other equipment necessary to ensure the safe and competent delivery of pharmacy services from the premises,

(f) the publications listed in Schedule 4 must be—

(i) kept in the premises, or

(ii) accessible by electronic means from the premises in accordance with section 13.

(2) The following standards are prescribed for a dispensing area referred to in subsection (1)(c)—

(a) the area must be adequately lit and ventilated,

(b) the area must be equipped with a stainless steel or similarly impervious sink that has an impervious surround and is supplied with hot and cold running water,

(c) the area must have a bench that—

(i) is at least 40cm wide, and

(ii) is of sufficient length to provide not less than 1m2 of free working space, and