This webpage replaces TG50/6 Approved Systems for Recording the Supply of Substances on Prescription Generally or in an Emergency to Health Professionals, which has been rescinded.
The Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 (the Regulation) requires a pharmacist to keep a record of all prescriptions dispensed and of all emergency supplies of prescription-only medicines made to doctors, dentists, veterinary practitioners or nurse and midwife practitioners on the basis of their signed and dated written order.
Clauses 55, 57 and 113 of the Regulation state that the pharmacist must record the following details of the prescription or the emergency supply order, as the case may be, in a manner approved by the Secretary, NSW Health.
Details include, as a minimum: