Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2026
46Issue of prescriptions by dentists
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46 Issue of prescriptions by dentists
46 Issue of prescriptions by dentists
(1) A dentist must not issue a prescription for a Schedule 8 substance unless the substance is listed in the Dental Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits.
Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prescription issued by a dentist to a patient in a public health entity or private health facility.
(3) A dentist must not issue a prescription authorising the supply of a scheduled substance if the prescription authorises supply for a period that, together with another period for which a scheduled substance has been prescribed by the dentist, would result in one or more scheduled substances being supplied for continuous therapeutic use by the patient for more than one month.
Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.