sec.159Selling other S4 medicines

sec.159 Selling other S4 medicines

This section applies in relation to an S4 medicine for a patient, other than a medicine otherwise mentioned in this subdivision. A pharmacist must not sell the medicine unless the pharmacist reasonably believes— the patient has not, in the year before seeking the medicine from the pharmacist, been sold the medicine without a prescription from the pharmacy at which the medicine is sought; and the medicine has been lawfully supplied to the patient in the 6 months before being sought from the pharmacist; and continuing the patient’s treatment with the medicine is urgent and essential for the patient’s wellbeing; and it is not practicable for the patient to obtain a prescription for the medicine before needing to continue treatment with the medicine. A pharmacist must not sell an amount of the medicine that is more than the smallest available size of a manufacturer’s pack of the medicine. s 159 amd 2022 SL No. 77 s 6 ; 2023 SL No. 170 s 16 sub 2025 SL No. 60 s 11 (sec.159-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to an S4 medicine for a patient, other than a medicine otherwise mentioned in this subdivision. (sec.159-ssec.2) A pharmacist must not sell the medicine unless the pharmacist reasonably believes— the patient has not, in the year before seeking the medicine from the pharmacist, been sold the medicine without a prescription from the pharmacy at which the medicine is sought; and the medicine has been lawfully supplied to the patient in the 6 months before being sought from the pharmacist; and continuing the patient’s treatment with the medicine is urgent and essential for the patient’s wellbeing; and it is not practicable for the patient to obtain a prescription for the medicine before needing to continue treatment with the medicine. (sec.159-ssec.3) A pharmacist must not sell an amount of the medicine that is more than the smallest available size of a manufacturer’s pack of the medicine.

• (a) the patient has not, in the year before seeking the medicine from the pharmacist, been sold the medicine without a prescription from the pharmacy at which the medicine is sought; and
• (b) the medicine has been lawfully supplied to the patient in the 6 months before being sought from the pharmacist; and
• (c) continuing the patient’s treatment with the medicine is urgent and essential for the patient’s wellbeing; and
• (d) it is not practicable for the patient to obtain a prescription for the medicine before needing to continue treatment with the medicine.