Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
sec.124Dispensing record for dispensed medicine
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sec.124 Dispensing record for dispensed medicine
As soon as practicable after dispensing a medicine, a dispenser must make and keep a record of the following information— the name of the dispenser; the dispensary where the medicine was dispensed; the date the medicine was dispensed; if the medicine was dispensed for a patient— the name and address of the patient; and for a monitored medicine—the date of birth of the patient; if the medicine was dispensed for an animal— the species of the animal; and the name of the animal or another description to identify the animal; and the name and address of the owner or custodian of the animal; the name of the medicine or other sufficient information to accurately identify the medicine; the approved name or brand name of the medicine a description of the medicine compounded the form, strength and amount of the medicine; the name of the prescriber of the medicine; the date of the prescription for the medicine; a unique identifier given to the prescription by the dispenser; if instructions for use of the medicine are stated in the prescription—the instructions; if the medicine was dispensed on a repeat—the number of the repeat dispensed; if the prescription was amended by the dispenser in accordance with subdivision 2A — for an amendment mentioned in section 117A —the details of the amendment and the agreement with the prescriber; or for an amendment mentioned in section 117B —the details of the amendment and a brief description of why the dispenser made the amendment. A record made under subsection (1) is a dispensing record . See section 123 about keeping fulfilled paper prescriptions. See section 224 about keeping records. s 124 amd 2023 SL No. 170 s 15 ; 2025 SL No. 60 s 6 (sec.124-ssec.1) As soon as practicable after dispensing a medicine, a dispenser must make and keep a record of the following information— the name of the dispenser; the dispensary where the medicine was dispensed; the date the medicine was dispensed; if the medicine was dispensed for a patient— the name and address of the patient; and for a monitored medicine—the date of birth of the patient; if the medicine was dispensed for an animal— the species of the animal; and the name of the animal or another description to identify the animal; and the name and address of the owner or custodian of the animal; the name of the medicine or other sufficient information to accurately identify the medicine; the approved name or brand name of the medicine a description of the medicine compounded the form, strength and amount of the medicine; the name of the prescriber of the medicine; the date of the prescription for the medicine; a unique identifier given to the prescription by the dispenser; if instructions for use of the medicine are stated in the prescription—the instructions; if the medicine was dispensed on a repeat—the number of the repeat dispensed; if the prescription was amended by the dispenser in accordance with subdivision 2A — for an amendment mentioned in section 117A —the details of the amendment and the agreement with the prescriber; or for an amendment mentioned in section 117B —the details of the amendment and a brief description of why the dispenser made the amendment. (sec.124-ssec.2) A record made under subsection (1) is a dispensing record . See section 123 about keeping fulfilled paper prescriptions. See section 224 about keeping records.