41Particulars for prescriptions

41 Particulars for prescriptions (1) A prescription must include the following particulars: (a) the prescriber’s name, professional qualifications and business address and telephone number; (b) the date the prescription is given;

Prescriptions Division 3.1.2 medicine, to be dispensed or administered under the (d) the name, date of birth and address of the person for whom the medicine is prescribed; (e) directions about the use of the medicine, including the dose and regimen of the medicine, that are adequate to allow the medicine to be taken or administered safely; (f) the number of times the medicine may be dispensed or administered under the prescription; (g) if the prescription is for a controlled medicine for human use— (i) if the medicine is dronabinol—the relevant TGA authorisation particulars; and (ii) if the prescription is a repeat prescription—the period that must elapse between each dispensing or administration of (h) if the prescriber is a veterinary practitioner— (i) the words ‘for animal treatment only’; and (ii) the species of the animal for which the medicine is to be dispensed; and (iii) if possible, a way of identifying the animal; (i) if the prescription is an original of a prescription that was faxed by a prescriber to a pharmacist—the prescription is endorsed with words to the effect that the prescription was faxed to a named pharmacy on a stated date;

(j) if the prescription is a written prescription under section 31 (1) (c) (iv) (which is about oral prescriptions)—the prescription is endorsed with words to the effect that the prescription is a confirmation copy of an oral prescription issued to a named pharmacist on a stated date. (2) However, if the prescription is written for an in-patient at a hospital in the patient’s medical records, the prescription need not include the prescriber’s professional qualifications and business address and telephone number. Note 1 Hospital means a public hospital, private hospital or day hospital and includes a body prescribed by regulation as a hospital (see Act, dict). Note 2 A hospice is a hospital (see The Macquarie Dictionary, 4th ed). (3) Also, if the prescription is a national residential medication chart prescription, the prescription need not include either of the following: (a) the prescriber’s professional qualifications; (b) the quantity of the medicine to be dispensed or administered under the prescription. relevant TGA authorisation particulars means the words ‘TGA authorisation’ followed by— (a) the identifying number for the authorisation; or (b) if no identifying number is given for the authorisation—the date of the approval.

Requisitioning medicines Part 3.2 Authorisation to issue requisitions Division 3.2.1