33Non-wholesale supply by pharmacists without prescription

33 Non-wholesale supply by pharmacists without prescription

33 Non-wholesale supply by pharmacists without prescription

(1) For the Act, section 28(1), supply of a Schedule 4 substance, other than a Schedule 4D substance, by a pharmacist in a pharmacy to a person without a prescription is authorised if the pharmacist is satisfied that—

(a) the person is undergoing treatment essential to the person’s wellbeing, and

(b) the person has previously been prescribed the substance for the person’s treatment, and

(c) the person is in immediate need of the substance for continuation of the treatment, and

(d) it is not reasonably practicable for the person to obtain a prescription for the substance from an authorised practitioner, and

(e) the person has not been supplied the substance under this section within the last 30 days.

(2) The supply must be—

(a) no more than the amount required for 7 days treatment, or

(b) for the supply of an aerosol, anovulant tablet, cream, liquid or ointment—in the smallest standard pack in which the substance is generally available.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.