Drug Scheduling and Signal Headers

Question 1

Schedule 1

Answer 1

This Schedule is intentionally left blank

Question 2

Schedule 2

Signal heading

Answer 2

Pharmacy Medicine

Question 3

Schedule 2 Definition

Pharmacy Medicine

Answer 3

Substances, the safe use of which may require advice from a pharmacist and which should be available from a pharmacy or, where a pharmacy service is not available, from a licensed person.

Question 4

Schedule 3

Signal Heading

Answer 4

Pharmacist Only Medicine

Question 5

Schedule 3 Definition

Pharmacist only medication

Answer 5

Substances, the safe use of which requires professional advice but which should be available to the public from a pharmacist without a prescription.

Question 6

Schedule 4

Signal Heading

Answer 6

Prescription Only Medicine
or
Prescription Animal Remedy

Question 7

Schedule 5

Signal Heading

Answer 7

Caution

Question 8

Schedule 6

Signal Heading

Answer 8

Poison

Question 9

Schedule 7

Signal Heading

Answer 9

Dangerous Poison

Question 10

Schedule 8

Signal Heading

Answer 10

Controlled Drug

Question 11

Schedule 9

Signal Heading

Answer 11

Prohibited Substance

Question 12

Schedule 10 (Previously Appendix C)
Signal Heading

Answer 12

Substance of such danger to health as to warrant prohibition of sale, supply and use

Substance which are prohibited for the purpose or purposes listed for each poison

Question 13

Schedule 4 Definition
Prescription only Medicine
Prescription Animal Remedy

Answer 13

Substances, the use or supply of which should be by or on the order of persons permitted by State or Territory legislation to prescribe and should be available from a pharmacist on prescription.

Question 14

Schedule 5 Definition

Caution

Answer 14

Substances with a low potential for causing harm, the extent of which can be reduced through the use of appropriate packaging with simple warnings and safety directions on the label.

Question 15

Schedule 6 Definition

Poison

Answer 15

Substances with a moderate potential for causing harm, the extent of which can be reduced through the use of distinctive packaging with strong warnings and safety directions on the labels.

Question 16

Schedule 7 Definition

Dangerous Poison

Answer 16

Substances with a high potential for causing harm at low exposure and which require special precautions during manufacture, handling or use. These Poisons should be available only to specialised or authorised users who have the skills necessary to handle them safely.
Special regulations restricting their availability, possession, storage or use may apply.

Question 17

Schedule 8 Definition

Controlled Drug

Answer 17

Substances which should be available for use but require restrictions of manufacture, supply, distribution, possession and use to reduce abuse, misuse and physical or psychological dependence.

Question 18

Schedule 9 Definition

Prohibited Substance

Answer 18

Substances which may be abused or misused, the manufacture, possession, sale or use of which should be prohibited by law except when required for medical or scientific research, or for analytical, teaching or training purposes with approval of the Commonwealth and/or State or Territory Health Authorities.