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Authority to Prescribe Certain Restricted Substances - New South Wales

Description

You will need this authority if you want to prescribe the following restricted substances:

  • acitretin
  • clomiphene / clomifene
  • cyclofenil
  • dinoprost
  • dinoprostone
  • etretinate
  • follitropin beta
  • isotretinoin for oral use
  • luteinising hormone
  • tretinoin for oral use
  • urofollitrophin.

Veterinary practitioners do not need to have this authority to prescribe the above restricted substances.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

You must be a medical practitioner registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) to be eligible for this authority.

Duration

As specified

Fees

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Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

You do not need to pay any fees.

Act(s) name

Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 New South Wales

Application process

Apply

The processing time is dependent on all necessary information being available to the NSW Ministry of Health.

Approval time

Approximately 10 business days

Administering agency

NSW Ministry of Health

Legal and Regulatory Services Branch

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Unit

Contact details

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