Poisons Regulations 2018
58Supply of potent substances by pharmacists
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58 Supply of potent substances by pharmacists
(1) In this regulation –
school first aid kit means a first aid kit used for the purposes of a school or TasTAFE.
(2) [Regulation 58 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 63, Applied:24 Oct 2022] A pharmacist must not supply a potent substance unless –
(a) the supply is made on the authority of a medical practitioner, veterinary surgeon, dentist, endorsed midwife, authorised health professional or authorised nurse practitioner, whether given in the form of a prescription or otherwise; or
(b) [Regulation 58 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 63, Applied:24 Oct 2022] [Regulation 58 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 63, Applied:24 Oct 2022] [Regulation 58 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 63, Applied:24 Oct 2022] the pharmacist, or a pharmacist or provisionally registered pharmacist employed by that pharmacist –
(i) participates personally and directly in the supply of the substance; and
(ii) on consideration of the condition, disease or symptoms of the person for whom, or the animal for which, the substance is supplied (in this regulation referred to as "the patient") forms the opinion that the use of that substance in the treatment of the patient is justified; or
(c) [Regulation 58 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 32 of 2021, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2022] the supply is made for a school first aid kit in accordance with the written authority of the school principal or the TasTAFE CEO; or
(d) the supply is made to a person or class of persons approved by the Secretary as having sufficient expertise to administer the substance.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(3) A pharmacist must not supply a substance listed in Schedule 3 to the Poisons List that is a specified potent substance, other than salbutamol (S3) supplied for a school first aid kit in accordance with the written authority of the school principal or the TasTAFE CEO, unless its container is labelled in accordance with .