sec.116Digital copy of paper prescription for diversion-risk medicine between dispensers

sec.116 Digital copy of paper prescription for diversion-risk medicine between dispensers

This section applies in relation to a paper prescription for a diversion-risk medicine. A dispenser (the sender ) must not send a digital copy of the paper prescription to another person other than a person the sender reasonably believes is another dispenser (the receiver ) authorised to dispense the diversion-risk medicine. Before dispensing on the prescription, the receiver must make reasonable attempts to contact the sender and check whether the diversion-risk medicine has already been dispensed. Subsection (5) applies if the diversion-risk medicine is also a monitored medicine. The dispenser is taken to comply with subsection (3) if the dispenser checks the monitored medicines database and information in the database indicates the medicine has not been dispensed on the same prescription or the same repeat of the prescription. The sender must give the paper prescription to the receiver— if the prescription is for an S8 medicine—the next business day after the digital copy was sent; or otherwise—7 days after the digital copy was sent. (sec.116-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a paper prescription for a diversion-risk medicine. (sec.116-ssec.2) A dispenser (the sender ) must not send a digital copy of the paper prescription to another person other than a person the sender reasonably believes is another dispenser (the receiver ) authorised to dispense the diversion-risk medicine. (sec.116-ssec.3) Before dispensing on the prescription, the receiver must make reasonable attempts to contact the sender and check whether the diversion-risk medicine has already been dispensed. (sec.116-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if the diversion-risk medicine is also a monitored medicine. (sec.116-ssec.5) The dispenser is taken to comply with subsection (3) if the dispenser checks the monitored medicines database and information in the database indicates the medicine has not been dispensed on the same prescription or the same repeat of the prescription. (sec.116-ssec.6) The sender must give the paper prescription to the receiver— if the prescription is for an S8 medicine—the next business day after the digital copy was sent; or otherwise—7 days after the digital copy was sent.

• (a) if the prescription is for an S8 medicine—the next business day after the digital copy was sent; or
• (b) otherwise—7 days after the digital copy was sent.