141Supplying medicines on purchase orders

141 Supplying medicines on purchase orders (1) The following are the requirements for the supply of a medicine on a purchase order: (a) the medicine is supplied in manufacturer’s packs that comply (i) section 501 (Packaging of supplied manufacturer’s packs of medicines—Act, s 59 (1) (c) (i) and (2) (c) (i)); or (i) section 502 (Labelling of supplied manufacturer’s packs of medicines—Act, s 60 (1) (c) (i) and (2) (c) (i)); or (ii) an approval under the Act, section 193; (c) the manufacturer’s packs are securely wrapped and packed; (d) if the medicine is delivered in person by the supplier to the buyer— (i) the medicine is delivered to an adult; and (ii) the delivery is acknowledged by the adult signing and dating a copy of the purchase order; (e) if the medicine is not delivered in person by the supplier to the buyer—the medicine is delivered to the buyer by a person whose procedures require the delivery of the medicine to be signed for by the buyer or an adult employee of the buyer. (2) However, subsection (1) (a), (b) and (c) do not apply in relation to a medicine supplied by a pharmacist to a prescriber who is authorised to supply the medicine during a consultation if the medicine is supplied in a package that is labelled with the following particulars: (a) the approved name and brand name of the medicine;

(b) the form, strength and quantity of the medicine, supplied; (c) if the package of the medicine is not a manufacturer’s pack— the relevant expiry date for the medicine.