47Emergency prescribing and dispensing of restricted substances

47 Emergency prescribing and dispensing of restricted substances

(1)  [Regulation 47 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 56, Applied:24 Oct 2022] Notwithstanding regulation 45(5) , a pharmacist may supply a restricted substance on the instruction of a medical practitioner, veterinary surgeon, dentist, endorsed midwife, authorised nurse practitioner or authorised health professional 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 47 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 56, Applied:24 Oct 2022] cause the prescription to be delivered to the pharmacist.

(2)  [Regulation 47 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 56, Applied:24 Oct 2022] A medical practitioner, veterinary surgeon, dentist, endorsed midwife, authorised nurse practitioner or authorised health professional who issues an instruction under subregulation (1) must send to that pharmacist, within 5 days of issuing the instruction, a prescription that –

(a) complies with regulation 45(5); and

(b) [Regulation 47 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 56, Applied:24 Oct 2022] clearly states that it is in confirmation of the instruction to that pharmacist to supply the restricted substance without a prescription.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.