32Dispensing and recording of prescriptions

32 Dispensing and recording of prescriptions (1) A registered pharmacist must take reasonable steps to ensure that the dispensing of a medicine in accordance with a prescription or order is consistent with the safety of the person named in that prescription or order. (2) A registered pharmacist must keep a record of every prescription supplied, compounded or dispensed by the pharmacist in accordance with subsection (3). (3) The record of a prescription must be in English and include— (a) the name and address of the person to whom the medicine is dispensed; (b) the date the medicine is dispensed; (c) the name and dose form of the medicine dispensed; (d) the strength or identifying formula; (e) the quantity or number of doses ordered; (f) the directions for the use of the medicine; (g) any other ancillary written instructions supplied on the label; (h) the name, address and telephone number of the prescriber; (i) any alteration to the original prescription; (j) any other information concerning the medicine and its use. (4) The record of the prescription must— (a) be retained in a secure place at the pharmacy or pharmacy department for at least 3 years; (b) be made at the time of dispensing or, in the case of an emergency, within 24 hours after the dispensing; (c) be certified by the registered pharmacist who dispensed the prescription with his or her handwritten signature within 24 hours after the dispensing— (i) in the prescription record; or (ii) if the prescription record is made in a manner which precludes handwritten endorsement, in a separate record kept for that purpose, that he or she dispensed the prescription and the certified record must be kept as part of the prescription record; (d) be readily retrievable by reference to the name and address of the person to whom the medicine was dispensed, the date of dispensing and from information on the label on the container.