148Destruction of Schedule 8 substances at pharmacies

148 Destruction of Schedule 8 substances at pharmacies

148 Destruction of Schedule 8 substances at pharmacies

(1) This section applies to a pharmacist engaged in the supply of Schedule 8 substances at a pharmacy.

(2) The pharmacist (the first pharmacist) may destroy a Schedule 8 substance at the pharmacy in the presence of one of the following persons (the witness)—

(a) another pharmacist who—

(i) is not employed or engaged at the pharmacy, and

(ii) does not have a financial interest, within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), Schedule 5F, in the pharmacy, and

(iii) is not a family member of the first pharmacist, or

(b) a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner who is not a family member of the first pharmacist.

(3) The first pharmacist must ensure the following is recorded in the pharmacist’s drug register when a Schedule 8 substance is destroyed—

(a) the date of the destruction,

(b) the name and quantity of the substance destroyed,

(c) the first pharmacist’s name, professional registration number and signature,

(d) the witness’s name, professional registration number and signature.