122Storage requirements for Schedule 8 substances in pharmacies

122 Storage requirements for Schedule 8 substances in pharmacies

122 Storage requirements for Schedule 8 substances in pharmacies

(1) This section applies to the storage of a Schedule 8 substance in a pharmacy or a public hospital pharmacy.

(2) The pharmacist in charge of the pharmacy must ensure Schedule 8 substances are stored in the pharmacy in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.

(3) The substance must be stored—

(a) in a dedicated room, receptacle or refrigerator, and

(b) on its own, unless—

(i) it is stored with a Schedule 9 substance, or

(ii) it is stored in a refrigerator that only contains scheduled substances.

(4) The dedicated room, receptacle or refrigerator must be kept securely locked when not in immediate use.

(5) A receptacle or refrigerator must—

(a) be securely attached to a part of the premises, and

(b) not be accessible by members of the public.

(6) Storage must comply with the medicine storage standards, including in relation to the receptacle.

(7) A key or other device that unlocks the dedicated room, receptacle or refrigerator must be—

(a) kept on the person of a pharmacist when a pharmacist is at the pharmacy or removed from the pharmacy when there is no pharmacist at the pharmacy, or

(b) kept in a separately locked receptacle to which only a pharmacist has access.

(8) A code or combination required to unlock the dedicated room, receptacle or refrigerator must not be divulged to a person who is not a pharmacist.