4Prescribed periods

4 Prescribed periods

The maximum period for which a substance listed in column 1 of the table set out in this clause may be made available for continuous use by a person, without an authority given under section 59E of the Poisons Act 1971 , is the corresponding period set out in column 2 of that table.[Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2014, No. 39, Applied:19 Feb 2014] [Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2014, No. 39, Applied:19 Feb 2014]

| | Substance | Prescribed period (Days) | | | Narcotic substances | | | 1. | Opioid substances listed in Schedule 1 to this order. | 60 | | 2. | Alfentanyl. | 0 | | 3. | Amphetamine. | 0 | | 4. | Carfentanyl. | 0 | | 5. | Dexamphetamine. | 0 | | 6. | Dextromoramide. | 0 | | 7. | Fentanyl in patches for transdermal delivery, except in the case of a patient with cancer. | 0 | | 8. | Fentanyl in patches for transdermal delivery in the case of a patient with cancer. | 60 | | 9. | Fentanyl lozenges, except in the case of a patient with cancer. | 0 | | 10. | Fentanyl lozenges in the case of a patient with cancer. | 60 | | 11. | Hydromorphone. | 0 | | 12. | Ketamine. | 0 | | 12A. | Lisdexamfetamine | 0 | | 13. | Methylamphetamine. | 0 | | 14. | Methylphenidate. | 0 | | 14A. | Nabiximols | 0 | | 15. | Phenmetrazine. | 0 | | | Specified substances | | | 16. | Alprazolam when prescribed with an opioid substance specified in Schedule 1 to this order. | 30 |