Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
sec.96Additional content of written prescription for approved opioid
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sec.96 Additional content of written prescription for approved opioid
This section applies, in addition to section 95 , if— a prescriber is the holder of a prescribing approval; and the prescriber is making a written prescription for the administration of an approved opioid, other than a medication chart prescription. The prescriber must also state the following information on the prescription— the identifying number of the prescribing approval, if any; the name of the place where the approved opioid is to be administered; instructions for how 1 or more doses of the opioid are to be administered; the start and end dates for when 1 or more doses of the opioid are to be administered. See sections 86 and 87 for requirements about prescriptions for dispensing or giving treatment doses. (sec.96-ssec.1) This section applies, in addition to section 95 , if— a prescriber is the holder of a prescribing approval; and the prescriber is making a written prescription for the administration of an approved opioid, other than a medication chart prescription. (sec.96-ssec.2) The prescriber must also state the following information on the prescription— the identifying number of the prescribing approval, if any; the name of the place where the approved opioid is to be administered; instructions for how 1 or more doses of the opioid are to be administered; the start and end dates for when 1 or more doses of the opioid are to be administered. See sections 86 and 87 for requirements about prescriptions for dispensing or giving treatment doses.
- (a) a prescriber is the holder of a prescribing approval; and
- (b) the prescriber is making a written prescription for the administration of an approved opioid, other than a medication chart prescription.
- (a) the identifying number of the prescribing approval, if any;
- (b) the name of the place where the approved opioid is to be administered;
- (c) instructions for how 1 or more doses of the opioid are to be administered;
- (d) the start and end dates for when 1 or more doses of the opioid are to be administered.