Poisons Regulations 2018
114Labelling of dispensed medicines
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114 Labelling of dispensed medicines
(1) [Regulation 114 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 45, Applied:13 Jul 2022] A scheduled substance when –
(a) [Regulation 114 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 73, Applied:24 Oct 2022] made up or compounded as a medicine by a pharmacist acting in the lawful practice of his or her profession as such, or by an assistant under his or her direct personal supervision, on and in accordance with the prescription of a medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon or an authorised health professional; or
(b) [Regulation 114 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 73, Applied:24 Oct 2022] made up or compounded extemporaneously as a medicine by a pharmacist so acting for a specific and individual case, if the medicine does not contain any restricted substance or narcotic substance; or
(c) made up or compounded as a medicine which is supplied –
(i) by a medical practitioner so acting for the purposes of medical treatment; or
(ii) by a dentist so acting for the purposes of dental treatment; or
(iii) by a veterinary surgeon so acting for the purposes of animal treatment; or
(iv) by an authorised health professional acting in the course of his or her profession –
is exempt from all other provisions of these regulations relating to labels if the container of the substance is labelled in accordance with Appendix L to the Uniform Standard.
(1A) [Regulation 114 Subregulation (1A) inserted by S.R. 2022, No. 45, Applied:13 Jul 2022] A container that contains a scheduled substance, other than one to which subregulation (1) applies, must be labelled in accordance with –
(a) these regulations; and
(b) Appendix L to the Uniform Standard; and