We are responsible for administration of the NSW Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 and the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008.
Prescribers must comply with provisions of the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods legislation when prescribing, administering, supplying and disposing scheduled medicines and poisons.
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Legislative requirements for pharmacists, including the supply of Schedule 8 drugs under the NSW Opioid Treatment Program, dispensing of prescriptions for psychostimulants and initiation and administration of vaccines.
SafeScript NSW is available to prescribers and pharmacists and gives real-time information about a patient's prescription history for certain high-risk medicines such as opioids and benzodiazepines. It supports clinical decision making and patient safety.
Information on medication handling, procurement, storage, prescribing, supplying, dispensing and administration within the NSW hospital system.
Requirements for prescribing, dispensing and recording of scheduled substances at residential aged care facilities under the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods legislation.
Apply for or renew a licence to supply by wholesale scheduled substances, or apply for an authority to obtain or supply a scheduled substance.
Requirements for prescribing, supplying and dispensing cannabis medicines including manufacture, wholesale supply and storage.
Information for dental practitioners, nurses, nurse and midwife practitioners, optometrists, podiatrists and veterinary practitioners.
Notify NSW Health immediately if a S8 or S4D medicine is lost or stolen, or if prescription stationery, prescriptions, or drug registers are lost, stolen, forged, or destroyed.
Information on the regulation of medicines, approval requirements for certain medicines, what to do with lost, stolen and return of medicines, travelling with medicines, and where to make complaints.
