Drug schedules Flashcards
Schedule 2 - poisons (medicinal/therapeutic substances/poisons/products)
Pharmacy medicine:
Available to the public only from pharmacies
Includes: cough and cold preparations; some antihistamines, mild analgesics, worm tablets, antianginal spray, some anti-inflammatory agents, many topical antifungal preparations, some histamine H2 – receptor antagonists and decongestant eyedrops
Schedule one – poisons
Not currently used
Schedule 3 - poisons (medicinal/therapeutic/potent substances/poisons/products):
Pharmacy only medicine:
Available to the public only from a pharmacist or from medical, dental or veterinarian practitioners
Prescription not required
Includes: some metered-dose bronchodilator asthma aerosols, topical corticosteroids (low strength preparations in small packs) and adrenaline injections
Schedule 4 - (restricted/therapeutic drugs/substances/products/poisons)
Prescription only medicine or prescription animal remedy:
Used or supplied only under prescription from a medical, dental or veterinary practitioner.
Specially qualified nurses, optometrist and podiatrist may prescribe a limited range of S4 prescription only drugs
Includes: most drugs, antibiotics, antidepressants, hormones including insulins and hormonal contraceptives, most cardiovascular and cns drugs, anti-neoplastic agents, and Anti-glaucoma eyedrops, vaccines and most injections
Schedule 5 - poisons (domestic/household type poisons or hazardous substances, or industrial/agricultural/veterinary products)
Caution
Low potential for causing harm minimized by use of appropriate packaging, simple warnings and safety directions
Includes: some household poisons, ether, naphthalene, Petrol and Borax; some head lice lotions
Schedule 6 - poisons (domestic/industrial/agricultural and veterinary poisons)
Caution or poison:
More dangerous than schedule five with a moderate potential for causing harm
Includes: household and garden pesticides and solvent; some iodine tinctures
Schedule 7 - poisons (domestic agricultural/industrial poisons)
Dangerous poison:
Substances with a high potential for causing harm at low exposure and require special precautions during manufacturing, handling, storage or use
Permit required to buy these chemicals, and the purchaser must be over 18 years of age
Includes: arsenic, strychnine, cyanide and commercial pesticides
Schedule 8 - poisons (drugs of addiction/dependence or controlled drugs or narcotic substances)
Controlled drug:
May produce addiction or dependence, possession without authority is illegal. Tightest controls are used to reduce abuse, misuse and dependence.
Includes: opioids, CNS stimulants such as dexamphetamine and methylphenidate
Schedule 9 - poisons
Prohibited substances:
Substance of which the manufacture, possession, sale or use is prohibited except in special circumstances.
Includes: heroin and most recreational drugs
Pharmacy medicine: available to the public only from pharmacies
Schedule 2 poisons
Pharmacy only medicine: available to the public only from a pharmacist or from medical, dental or veterinary practitioners. do not need prescription.
Schedule 3 poisons
Prescription only medicine or prescription animal remedy: may be used or supplied only under prescription from a medical, dental or veterinary practitioner.
Schedule 4 poisons
Caution: substances with a low potential for causing harm which may be minimized by the use of appropriate packaging with simple warnings and Safety directions on the label
Schedule 5 poisons
Caution or poison: more dangerous chemicals than those used in schedule five with the moderate potential for causing harm
Schedule 6 poisons
Dangerous poison: substances with a high potential for causing harm at low exposure and which require special precautions during manufacturing, handling, storage or use
Schedule 7 poisons
