Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
sec.136Treatment dose record
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sec.136 Treatment dose record
This section applies to an authorised person giving a treatment dose of a medicine that is— an S3 medicine containing pseudoephedrine; or an S4 or S8 medicine. As soon as practicable after giving the treatment dose, the authorised person must make and keep a record of the following information— the name of the authorised person; the date the medicine was given; if the medicine was given 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 given for an animal—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; if the treatment dose was given on a prescription—the name of the prescriber who prescribed the medicine. See section 224 about keeping records. See chapter 5 , part 2 , division 3 for additional requirements that apply to pharmacists selling medicines without a prescription. This section does not apply in relation to a treatment dose given— on a medication chart prescription; or from an RFDS medicine chest kept by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. (sec.136-ssec.1) This section applies to an authorised person giving a treatment dose of a medicine that is— an S3 medicine containing pseudoephedrine; or an S4 or S8 medicine. (sec.136-ssec.2) As soon as practicable after giving the treatment dose, the authorised person must make and keep a record of the following information— the name of the authorised person; the date the medicine was given; if the medicine was given 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 given for an animal—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; if the treatment dose was given on a prescription—the name of the prescriber who prescribed the medicine. See section 224 about keeping records. See chapter 5 , part 2 , division 3 for additional requirements that apply to pharmacists selling medicines without a prescription. (sec.136-ssec.3) This section does not apply in relation to a treatment dose given— on a medication chart prescription; or from an RFDS medicine chest kept by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
- (a) an S3 medicine containing pseudoephedrine; or
- (b) an S4 or S8 medicine.
- (a) the name of the authorised person;
- (b) the date the medicine was given;