NSW Health

The NSW Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) seeks to reduce the social, economic and health
harms associated with opioid use.

To enrol a patient on the NSW OTP, authorisation from the
NSW Ministry of Health is required.

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An authority from the NSW Ministry of Health is required to prescribe or supply dexamfetamine, lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), or methylphenidate (Concerta, Ritalin, Ritalin LA).

A pharmacist in NSW cannot dispense a prescription for psychostimulants unless the prescription bears an authority number issued by the
NSW Ministry of Health.

Eligible patients do not need to pay co-payments for s100 Highly Specialised Drugs or s100 injectable and infusible chemotheraphy medicines in NSW.

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An authority from the NSW Ministry of Health is required to prescribe or supply a Schedule 8 opioid for

• a drug dependent person or
• a non-drug dependent person who is prescribed or supplied with any injectable opioid, opioid for intranasal use or for spray or application to mucous membranes, buprenorphine (except transdermal), hydromorphone, methadone continuously for more than 2 months.

An authority from the NSW Ministry of Health is required to prescribe alprazolam or flunitrazepam for

• a drug dependent person or
• a non-drug dependent person who is prescribed alprazolam or flunitrazepam continuously for more than 2 months.

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