Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
sec.92Oral prescription for S4 or S8 medicine
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sec.92 Oral prescription for S4 or S8 medicine
This section applies in relation to an S4 or S8 medicine. A prescriber must not give an oral prescription for the medicine except to a person whom the prescriber reasonably believes is authorised to dispense or give a treatment dose of the medicine. If the person dispenses or gives the medicine on the oral prescription, the prescriber must give the person a written prescription that confirms the oral prescription. The prescriber must give the written prescription to the person— for an S4 medicine—7 days after the oral prescription was given; or for an S8 medicine—as soon as practicable, but no later than the end of the next business day, after the oral prescription was given. This section does not apply if the medicine being prescribed is from an RFDS medicine chest kept by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. (sec.92-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to an S4 or S8 medicine. (sec.92-ssec.2) A prescriber must not give an oral prescription for the medicine except to a person whom the prescriber reasonably believes is authorised to dispense or give a treatment dose of the medicine. (sec.92-ssec.3) If the person dispenses or gives the medicine on the oral prescription, the prescriber must give the person a written prescription that confirms the oral prescription. (sec.92-ssec.4) The prescriber must give the written prescription to the person— for an S4 medicine—7 days after the oral prescription was given; or for an S8 medicine—as soon as practicable, but no later than the end of the next business day, after the oral prescription was given. (sec.92-ssec.5) This section does not apply if the medicine being prescribed is from an RFDS medicine chest kept by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
- (a) for an S4 medicine—7 days after the oral prescription was given; or
- (b) for an S8 medicine—as soon as practicable, but no later than the end of the next business day, after the oral prescription was given.