Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
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sch.10-sec.7 Dealing
Column 1 Dealing Column 2 Medicine Column 3 Scope of dealing 1 prescribe diclofenac, fexofenadine, ibuprofen, loratadine, naproxen, promethazine the medicine is prescribed as an oral preparation for no more than a 10 day course of treatment hydrocortisone the medicine is prescribed as a topical preparation for no more than a 10 day course of treatment with each dose being of a strength of 1% or less amoxycillin or amoxycillin with clavulanic acid, cephalexin, dicloxacillin, doxycycline, erythromycin, metronidazole, roxithromycin the medicine is prescribed as an oral preparation for no more than a 10 day course of treatment codeine the medicine is prescribed as an oral preparation of no more than 20 doses with each dose being not more than 30mg in combination with each 500mg of paracetamol diazepam the medicine is prescribed as an oral preparation of no more than 10 doses of 5mg each mupirocin the medicine is prescribed as a topical preparation for no more than a 10 day course of treatment temazepam the medicine is prescribed as an oral preparation of no more than 2 doses of 10mg each oxycodone the medicine is prescribed as an oral preparation in a short acting form of no more than 10 doses of 5mg each 2 administer any of the following S4 medicines— dexamethasone as a local injection ropivacaine of a strength of 1% or less epinephrine (adrenaline) when combined with lidocaine (lignocaine), bupivacaine or prilocaine 3 give a purchase order stock of an S4 medicine the podiatric surgeon may administer the stock is not for a specified place 4 possess an S4 or S8 medicine mentioned in this column the medicine is possessed for a purpose mentioned in this column 5 dispose waste from a diversion-risk medicine mentioned in this column