sec.86Content of written prescription

sec.86 Content of written prescription

A prescriber must state the following information on a prescription for a medicine— the prescriber’s name or a unique identifier for the prescriber; the place where the prescriber usually practices; the prescriber’s phone number or pager number; the prescriber’s qualifications; the date of the prescription; if the medicine is for a patient— the patient’s name and address; and for a monitored medicine—the patient’s date of birth; if the medicine is for an animal— the species of the animal; and the name of the animal or another description that identifies the animal; and the name and address of the owner or custodian of the animal; and a statement that the medicine is for animal treatment only; the name of the medicine; the approved name or brand name of the medicine a description of the medicine to be compounded the form and strength of the medicine; how much of the medicine may be dispensed or given, including the number of repeats for the medicine, if any; instructions about using the medicine; the date for dispensing or giving the medicine, if applicable; if the medicine is a restricted medicine—the details of the prescriber’s authorisation to prescribe the restricted medicine. the identifying number of the prescribing approval held by the prescriber the qualifications of the prescriber Subsection (1) (b) , (c) and (d) do not apply if the prescription is a medication chart prescription. The prescriber is taken to comply with this section if the prescription is a national medication chart prescription. s 86 amd 2025 SL No. 148 s 4 (sec.86-ssec.1) A prescriber must state the following information on a prescription for a medicine— the prescriber’s name or a unique identifier for the prescriber; the place where the prescriber usually practices; the prescriber’s phone number or pager number; the prescriber’s qualifications; the date of the prescription; if the medicine is for a patient— the patient’s name and address; and for a monitored medicine—the patient’s date of birth; if the medicine is for an animal— the species of the animal; and the name of the animal or another description that identifies the animal; and the name and address of the owner or custodian of the animal; and a statement that the medicine is for animal treatment only; the name of the medicine; the approved name or brand name of the medicine a description of the medicine to be compounded the form and strength of the medicine; how much of the medicine may be dispensed or given, including the number of repeats for the medicine, if any; instructions about using the medicine; the date for dispensing or giving the medicine, if applicable; if the medicine is a restricted medicine—the details of the prescriber’s authorisation to prescribe the restricted medicine. the identifying number of the prescribing approval held by the prescriber the qualifications of the prescriber (sec.86-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (b) , (c) and (d) do not apply if the prescription is a medication chart prescription. (sec.86-ssec.3) The prescriber is taken to comply with this section if the prescription is a national medication chart prescription.