An approval from the NSW Ministry of Health is required to prescribe or supply some medicines. See below for more information.
SafeScript NSW should be used to apply for approval to prescribe Schedule 8:
Click below for more information and access to application forms.
The NSW Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) seeks to reduce the social, economic and health harms associated with opioid use.
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SafeScript NSW provides real-time information about a patient's prescription history for certain high-risk medicines. This helps support clinical decision making and patient safety.
Prescribers can also submit applications for approval to prescribe and/or supply certain Schedule 8 medicines. Applying online allows prescribers to receive quicker responses with approvals issued in real-time some cases.
Guides to the handling of drugs, including legal requirements for the prescribing and supply of drugs of addiction and restricted substances.
The loss or theft of a S8 or S4 medicine must immediately be notified to the Secretary of NSW Health.You can also report lost, stolen or forged prescription stationery or prescriptions and help reduce trafficking of drugs of abuse.
