51Requirements for paper prescriptions

51 Requirements for paper prescriptions

51 Requirements for paper prescriptions

(1) This section sets out additional requirements for a paper prescription for a Schedule 4 or 8 substance that is not electronically generated.

(2) The information required to be specified in the prescription under section 50 must be—

(a) legibly handwritten by the person issuing the prescription, or

(b) specified in the prescription in another approved way.

(3) The prescription must be signed by hand by the person issuing the prescription.

(4) If the prescription authorises the supply of a Schedule 8 substance, the prescription must not authorise the supply of another scheduled substance.

(5) A pharmacist must not dispense a paper prescription that is emailed or faxed to the pharmacist unless the pharmacist also receives the original script.