243CMonitored medicines database to be kept

243C Monitored medicines database to be kept (1) The CHO may establish and keep a database containing information about monitored medicines (the monitored medicines database) to be known by the name prescribed by regulation. (2) The purposes of the monitored medicines database are as follows: (a) to promote and protect public health and safety by ensuring that information is available to monitor the supply and sale of monitored medicines to a person; (b) to reduce harm from monitored medicines; (c) to facilitate evaluation and research into monitored medicines and the operation of the monitored medicines database. (3) The monitored medicines database must be kept electronically.

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 131 (4) The monitored medicines database may contain any of the following: (a) records received from a relevant prescriber, pharmacist, data source entity or another person or entity about recordable prescriptions or recordable supplies; (b) information relating to the issuing of authorities under the Act; (c) any other information prescribed by regulation.