152Destruction of Schedule 8 substances by pharmacists at residential care facilities

152 Destruction of Schedule 8 substances by pharmacists at residential care facilities

152 Destruction of Schedule 8 substances by pharmacists at residential care facilities

(1) This section applies to a pharmacist in a pharmacy who is engaged in the supply of Schedule 8 substances to the following—

(a) a residential care facility,

(b) a patient in a residential care facility.

(2) The pharmacist may destroy a Schedule 8 substance in the presence of the authorised person for the residential care facility (the witness).

(3) The substance must be destroyed at the residential care facility.

(4) The pharmacist must ensure the following is recorded in the residential care facility’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 pharmacist’s name, professional registration number and signature,

(d) the witness’s name and signature.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.