Schedule 4 Medicines (WA medicines and poisons act regulation)

Question 1

A medicine that is a Schedule 4 poison must be stored for supply by retail sale in?

Answer 1

• in a pharmacy
• in an area or in a manner that prevents physical access to the medicine by any person other than a person who is employed in the pharmacy

Question 2

A medicine that is a Schedule 4 poison supplied to an authorised health professional for the purposes of administration or supply in accordance with a professional authority must be stored at the health professional’s usual place of practice in a container, cabinet or room that is?

Answer 2

is kept locked; and

is accessible only by an authorised health professional or a person who is personally supervised by an authorised health professional

Question 3

How to advertise medicine that is a schedule 4 poison?

Answer 3

A medicine that is a Schedule 4 poison must not be advertised unless the advertisement is in a publication that is normally sold or intended for sale or circulation only to health professionals or persons licensed to manufacture or supply medicines

Question 4

Who can schedule 4 substances be sold or supplied to?

Answer 4

• With a valid prescription
• Without a valid prescription if a pharmacist is satisfied the person is under medical treatment with a Schedule 4 and not having the medication would be detrimental to their heath. In this case the pharmacist can provide 3 days supply of the medication (known as Emergency Supply)
• Where a prescriber has contacted the pharmacist (via phone, email or fax etc.) and provided directions to supply a Schedule 4 medication to a patient and despatched the prescription to the pharmacy within 24 hours. If the prescription does not arrive within 5 working days the Health Department is to be contacted (known as Directions by Prescriber to Supply)