23Emergency prescribing and dispensing of narcotic substances

23 Emergency prescribing and dispensing of narcotic substances

(1)  [Regulation 23 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 52, Applied:24 Oct 2022] Notwithstanding regulation 16(2) , a pharmacist may supply a narcotic substance on the instruction of a medical practitioner, veterinary surgeon, dentist, authorised health professional or authorised nurse practitioner if, because of the urgent circumstances in which the substance is required, it is impracticable, before the substance is required to be supplied, to –

(a) issue a prescription for the substance; and

(b) [Regulation 23 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 52, Applied:24 Oct 2022] cause the prescription to be delivered to the pharmacist.

(2)  [Regulation 23 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 52, Applied:24 Oct 2022] [Regulation 23 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 52, Applied:24 Oct 2022] A medical practitioner, veterinary surgeon, dentist, authorised health professional or authorised nurse practitioner who issues an instruction under subregulation (1) to a pharmacist must send to that pharmacist, within 5 days of issuing the instruction, a prescription that –

(a) complies with regulation 20(7) ; and

(b) [Regulation 23 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 52, Applied:24 Oct 2022] clearly states that it is in confirmation of the instruction to that pharmacist to supply the narcotic substance without a prescription.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.