sec.117AClarifying prescriber’s direction

sec.117A Clarifying prescriber’s direction

A dispenser may amend a written prescription for a medicine before dispensing the medicine by adding additional information to the prescription to clarify the direction of the prescriber who made the prescription. Before amending the prescription, the dispenser must— obtain consent to the amendment from the person obtaining the medicine; and have agreement to the amendment from the prescriber. The dispenser must make the amendment— in the way agreed by the prescriber; and by signing and dating the amendment; and in a way that does not obscure the information originally stated on the prescription before the amendment. See section 124 (1) (m) about records of amendments required to be kept by dispensers. s 117A ins 2025 SL No. 60 s 5 (sec.117A-ssec.1) A dispenser may amend a written prescription for a medicine before dispensing the medicine by adding additional information to the prescription to clarify the direction of the prescriber who made the prescription. (sec.117A-ssec.2) Before amending the prescription, the dispenser must— obtain consent to the amendment from the person obtaining the medicine; and have agreement to the amendment from the prescriber. (sec.117A-ssec.3) The dispenser must make the amendment— in the way agreed by the prescriber; and by signing and dating the amendment; and in a way that does not obscure the information originally stated on the prescription before the amendment. See section 124 (1) (m) about records of amendments required to be kept by dispensers.

• (a) obtain consent to the amendment from the person obtaining the medicine; and
• (b) have agreement to the amendment from the prescriber.
• (a) in the way agreed by the prescriber; and
• (b) by signing and dating the amendment; and
• (c) in a way that does not obscure the information originally stated on the prescription before the amendment. Note— See section 124 (1) (m) about records of amendments required to be kept by dispensers.