14Wholesale supply by pharmacists for urgent use by registered health practitioners

14 Wholesale supply by pharmacists for urgent use by registered health practitioners

14 Wholesale supply by pharmacists for urgent use by registered health practitioners

(1) For the Act, section 14(a), wholesale supply of an approved Schedule 2, 3, 4 or 8 substance by a pharmacist in a pharmacy to a registered health practitioner of an approved class is authorised if the supply is for urgent use.

(2) A pharmacist who supplies a scheduled substance under this section must keep a record of the following—

(a) the date on which the substance was supplied,

(b) the name, strength and quantity of the substance supplied,

(c) the batch number and expiry date of the substance supplied,

(d) the name of the pharmacist who supplied the substance,

(e) the name of the registered health practitioner.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.