If you are a Therapeutic Goods Administration authorised prescriber and the Schedule 8 cannabis medicine is not entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods:

  • and the patient is not drug dependent and/or aged under 16 years, no application is required.
  • and the patient is drug dependent and/or aged under 16 years, make an application to NSW Health.

If you are prescribing for the purpose of human research including a clinical trial and the Schedule 8 cannabis medicine:

  • is not entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and there is approval from a Human Research Ethics Committee and Clinical Trial Notification Scheme or Clinical Trial Exemption Scheme and the patient is not drug dependent and/or aged under 16 years, make an application  to NSW Health.
  • is not entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and there is approval from a Human Research Ethics Committee and Clinical Trial Notification Scheme or Clinical Trial Exemption Scheme and the patient is drug dependent and/or aged under 16 years, make an application  to NSW Health.
  • is entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and there is approval from a Human Research Ethics Committee and the patient is not drug dependent and/or aged under 16 years of age, no application is required.
  • is entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and there is approval from a Human Research Ethics Committee and the patient is drug dependent and/or aged under 16 years of age, make an application to NSW Health.
Current as at: Friday 12 February 2021
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