56Pharmacists must verify prescriptions for Schedule 8 substances

56 Pharmacists must verify prescriptions for Schedule 8 substances

56 Pharmacists must verify prescriptions for Schedule 8 substances

(1) A pharmacist must not supply more than 2 days supply of a Schedule 8 substance on prescription unless the pharmacist has verified that the prescription has been issued by the person purported to have issued the prescription.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a pharmacist does not have to verify the prescription if the pharmacist—

(a) is familiar with the handwriting of the person who issued the prescription, or

(b) knows the person for whom the substance is prescribed.