Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012
60Supplying unrestricted Schedule 4 substance for patient in
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60 Supplying unrestricted Schedule 4 substance for patient in residential care person (the agent), for administration to or by another person for whom the agent acts (the patient) if: (a) the pharmacist has previously supplied the substance to the agent or patient for administration to the patient on the prescription of an authorised prescriber for the substance; and (b) the pharmacist is satisfied the patient: (i) is in residential care; and (ii) the substance is administered in accordance with a therapeutic regime decided by a health practitioner for treatment of a chronic medical condition; and (c) for a supply to the agent: (i) the agent gives the pharmacist the name and contact details of the authorised prescriber; and (ii) the agent produces to the pharmacist proof of the agent's identity.
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 37 than: (a) 7 days supply of the substance administered at the daily dose the pharmacist reasonably believes an authorised prescriber would recommend be administered to the patient; or (b) the smallest primary pack of the substance that has been packaged and labelled by the substance's manufacturer in compliance with the medicines and poisons standard.