132Labelling medicines supplied on requisition—Act,

132 Labelling medicines supplied on requisition—Act, The package of a medicine supplied on requisition to a ward for the supply to a patient must have a label that includes the following: (a) the medicine’s approved name or brand name; (b) the form, strength and quantity of the medicine; (c) if the package of the medicine is not a manufacturer’s pack— (i) the batch number or numbers of the medicine; and (ii) the relevant expiry date for the medicine; (d) the name or other identifier of the pharmacy or ward from which the medicine is supplied; (e) if the medicine is a controlled medicine—a number that is different from the number given to each other requisition supplied from the pharmacy or ward. Examples—par (a) and par (b) 1 Warfarin tablets 5mg 50 2 Coumadin tablets 5mg 50 133 Marking filled requisitions (1) A filled paper-based requisition for a medicine must be marked (a) the name or other identifier of the pharmacy or ward from which the medicine is supplied; and

Supplying medicines on requisitions Division 4.2.3 (b) if the medicine is a controlled medicine—the requisition’s number under section 132 (e); and (c) the supplier’s initials or signature. (2) A filled electronic requisition for a medicine must be marked with a link to an electronic document containing— (a) the name or other identifier of the pharmacy or ward from which the medicine is supplied; and (b) if the medicine is a controlled medicine—the requisition’s number under section 132 (e); and (c) the supplier’s initials or signature. (3) However, subsection (1) (a) and (2) (a) do not apply to a requisition filled at a pharmacy at an institution. paper-based requisition includes a faxed copy of a requisition.