Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008
270Conditions for wholesalers supplying medicines under
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270 Conditions for wholesalers supplying medicines under corresponding laws—Act, s 20 (4) (c) The following conditions apply to a person who supplies medicines by wholesale under a corresponding law: (a) the person must comply with, and must ensure that the person’s agents and employees comply with— (i) the Australian code of good wholesaling practice for medicines in schedules 2, 3, 4 and 8; and (ii) the medicines Australia code of conduct; Note Australian code of good wholesaling practice for medicines in schedules 2, 3, 4 and 8 and medicines Australia code of conduct— see the dictionary. (b) the person must not supply sample packs of a controlled medicine; (c) the person must not supply a medicine to someone else (the buyer) unless— (i) the buyer is authorised to possess the medicine; and (ii) the supply is in accordance with section 140 (Authorisation conditions for supplying medicines on purchase orders— Act, s 44 (1) (b) and (2) (b)); (d) the person must store medicines— (i) within the manufacturer’s recommended storage temperature range; and (ii) in any other environmental condition that is necessary to preserve the medicine’s stability and therapeutic quality.
Part 5.1 Authorisations for health-related occupations