Poisons Regulations 2018
48Continued dispensing without prescription in specified circumstances
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48 Continued dispensing without prescription in specified circumstances
[Regulation 48 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 57, Applied:24 Oct 2022] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 54, Applied:27 Jul 2022] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 22, Applied:31 Mar 2020] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 54, Applied:27 Jul 2022] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (1A) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 78, Applied:24 Oct 2022] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (1A) inserted by S.R. 2022, No. 54, Applied:27 Jul 2022] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 54, Applied:27 Jul 2022] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 22, Applied:31 Mar 2020] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 22, Applied:31 Mar 2020] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 54, Applied:27 Jul 2022] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 22, Applied:31 Mar 2020] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 54, Applied:27 Jul 2022] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 54, Applied:27 Jul 2022] [Regulation 48 Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 54, Applied:27 Jul 2022] [Regulation 48 Substituted by S.R. 2023, No. 5, Applied:06 Mar 2023]
(1) Notwithstanding regulation 45(5) and regulation 47 , a pharmacist may supply up to, and including, the specified quantity of a restricted substance, other than a declared restricted substance, on the basis of a previous prescription if –