Queensland Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (DRUGS AND POISONS) REGULATION 1996 - REG 197

197 Dealing with prescriptions

(1) A dispenser must, at the relevant time for dispensing a restricted drug, legibly and permanently indicate the following information on a paper prescription for the drug—

(a) the prescription has been dispensed;

(b) the date;

(c) the name or initials of the dispenser;

(d) the name and address of the dispensary;

(e) for a repeat prescription—the repeat number;

(f) for the last repeat of a repeat prescription, other than a duplicate of a prescription issued under the National Health Act or Veterans Entitlements Act —the prescription is not to be dispensed.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) A dispenser must, at the relevant time for dispensing a restricted drug, enter the following information in an electronic prescription for the drug—

(a) the prescription has been dispensed;

(b) the date;

(c) the name or initials of the dispenser;

(d) the name and address of the dispensary;

(e) for a repeat prescription—the repeat number.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if a dispenser is asked to dispense a section 197 restricted drug for a person—

(a) more frequently than appears to be reasonably necessary; or

(b) in a greater quantity or volume than appears to be reasonably necessary.

(4) The dispenser must immediately give the chief executive a written notice about—

(a) the circumstances in which the dispenser has been asked to dispense the section 197 restricted drug; and

(b) the quantity or volume of the section 197 restricted drug dispensed; and

(c) when it has been dispensed for the person.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(5) In this section—

"relevant time" , for dispensing a restricted drug, means—

(a) if the drug is dispensed on an acceptable electronic copy of a paper prescription that is later received by a dispenser—as soon as practicable after the paper prescription is received by the dispenser; or

(b) if the drug is dispensed on an acceptable electronic copy of a paper prescription and an electronic prescription for the drug is later received by a dispenser—as soon as practicable after the electronic prescription is received by the dispenser; or

(c) otherwise—when the drug is dispensed.

"section 197 restricted drug" means—

(a) restricted drug of dependency; or

(b) an anabolic steroidal agent that is a restricted drug.