Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008
150Authorisation conditions for supplying medicines on
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150 Authorisation conditions for supplying medicines on standing orders—Act, s 44 (1) (b) and (2) (b) (1) An authorisation under section 110 or section 490 to supply a medicine on a standing order is subject to the following conditions: (a) the medicine is supplied in accordance with the requirements of section 151; (b) the supply is recorded in accordance with section 153;
Supplying medicines on standing orders Division 4.2.5 (c) the record for section 153 is kept at the supplier’s business premises or, if the chief health officer approves in writing at least 2 years after the day the medicine is supplied; (d) if the supplier is not the person who would ordinarily have prescribed the medicine for the recipient, the required information is given in writing to— (i) the prescriber (the usual prescriber) who would ordinarily have prescribed the medicine for the recipient not later than 24 hours after supplying the medicine; or (ii) if the recipient does not have a usual prescriber—the recipient. (2) However, subsection (1) (c) and (d) do not apply if the record is made in a patient’s medical records. required information, for the supply of a medicine on a standing order, means— (a) the supplier’s name; and (b) the date the medicine is supplied; and (c) the name and address of the person to whom the medicine is (d) the medicine’s approved name and brand name; and (e) the form, strength and quantity of the medicine supplied. supplier—see section 153 (1).