Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A prescription must include the following particulars:
(a) the prescriber's name, professional qualifications and business address and telephone number;
(b) the date the prescription is given;
(c) the medicine, and the form, strength and quantity of the medicine, to be dispensed or administered under the prescription;
(d) the name and address of the person for whom the medicine is prescribed;
(e) directions about the use of the medicine, including the dose and regimen of the medicine, that are adequate to allow the medicine to be taken or administered safely;
(f) the number of times the medicine may be dispensed or administered under the prescription;
(g) if the prescription is for a controlled medicine for human use—
(i) the relevant approval particulars; and
(ii) if the medicine is dronabinol—the relevant TGA authorisation particulars; and
(iii) if the prescription is a repeat prescription—the period that must elapse between each dispensing or administration of the medicine;
(h) if the prescription is for a designated appendix D medicine for a purpose mentioned in schedule 3 (Designated appendix D medicines—standing approvals), part 3.2, column 3 in relation to the medicine—the relevant approval particulars;
(i) if the prescriber is a dentist—the words ‘for dental treatment only';
(j) if the prescriber is an optometrist—the words ‘for optometry use only';
(k) if the prescriber is a veterinary surgeon—
(i) the words ‘for animal treatment only'; and
(ii) the species of the animal for which the medicine is to be dispensed; and
(iii) if possible, a way of identifying the animal;
(l) if the prescription is an original of a prescription that was faxed by a prescriber to a pharmacist—the prescription is endorsed with words to the effect that the prescription was faxed to a named pharmacy on a stated date;
(m) if the prescription is a written prescription under section 31 (c) (iv) (which is about oral prescriptions)—the prescription is endorsed with words to the effect that the prescription is a confirmation copy of an oral prescription issued to a named pharmacist on a stated date.
(2) However, if the prescription is written for an in-patient at a hospital in the patient's medical records, the prescription need not include any of the following:
(a) the prescriber's professional qualifications and business address and telephone number;
(b) if the medicine prescribed is a controlled medicine or designated appendix D medicine—the relevant approval particulars.
Note 1 Hospital means a public hospital, private hospital or day hospital and includes a body prescribed by regulation as a hospital (see Act, dict).
Note 2 A hospice is a hospital (see The Macquarie Dictionary , 4th ed).
(3) In this section:
"relevant approval particulars" means—
(a) for a controlled medicine—
(i) for an approval under section 556 (Standing approval to prescribe controlled medicines for short-term treatment)—the words ‘standing short-term approval'; or
(ii) for an approval under section 557 (Standing approval to prescribe buprenorphine and methadone for patients of certain institutions)—the words ‘standing opioid dependency treatment approval'; or
(iii) for an approval under division 13.1.3 (Chief health officer controlled medicines approvals)—the words ‘CHO approval number' followed by the identifying number for the approval; or
(b) for a designated appendix D medicine—
(i) for an approval under section 591 (Standing approval to prescribe designated appendix D medicines)—the words ‘standing approval' and the specialist area, or the area, in which the prescriber practises; or
(ii) for an approval under section 593 (CHO decisions on applications to prescribe designated appendix D medicines)—the words ‘CHO approval number' followed by the identifying number for the approval.
"relevant TGA authorisation particulars" means the words ‘TGA authorisation' followed by—
(a) the identifying number for the authorisation; or
(b) if no identifying number is given for the
authorisation—the date of the approval.
Part 3.2 Requisitioning medicines
Division 3.2.1 Authorisation to issue requisitions