37Authority required to prescribe certain restricted substances

#### 37 Authority required to prescribe certain restricted substances 37 Authority required to prescribe certain restricted substances > > (1) This clause applies to the following restricted substances— > > > > > acitretin > > > > > clomiphene > > > > > cyclofenil > > > > > dinoprost > > > > > dinoprostone > > > > > etretinate > > > > > follitropin beta > > > > > hydroxychloroquine > > > > > isotretinoin for oral use > > > > > luteinising hormone > > > > > tretinoin for oral use > > > > > urofollitrophin (human follicle stimulating hormone) > > > (2) A person must not prescribe a restricted substance to which this clause applies unless the person holds an authority under Part 8 to prescribe the substance. > > > (3) This clause does not apply to the prescription of a substance— > > > > > (a) by a veterinary practitioner, or > > > > > (b) by a person who is authorised by the Permanent Head of the Commonwealth Department of Health to issue a prescription for the substance. > > > (4) A person who issues a prescription that authorises the supply of a substance to which this clause applies must ensure— > > > > > (a) in the case of a prescription that is issued in accordance with an authority under Part 8 that was granted to a particular person (by means of an instrument in writing given to the person), that the prescription is endorsed with the reference number shown on the authority, or > > > > > (b) in any other case, that the prescription is endorsed with words that clearly indicate that the prescription has been issued under this clause. > > Maximum penalty—15 penalty units. > > **cl 37:** Am 2020 (128), Sch 1\[1\]; 2021 (561), sec 3(2); 2023 (302), Sch 1\[1\].