Authority to Prescribe a Schedule 8 Drug (Drug of Addiction) - New South Wales

Description

You will require this authorisation if you intend to prescribe a drug of addiction to a patient under specified circumstances in NSW. A drug of addiction is any substance that is classified a Schedule 8 substance in the NSW Poisons List.

Please consult the Duty Pharmaceutical Officer for more information.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this authority you must be an authorised practitioner, such as a:

  • medical practitioner
  • nurse practitioner
  • midwife practitioner
  • dentist.

You will need to ensure that you meet the legal requirements regarding the specific circumstances this authority will be granted. Further restrictions to prescribe certain Schedule 8 substances may apply.

Please consult the Duty Pharmaceutical Officer for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

No fees are required.

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

Eligible applications for Authority to Prescribe an Unregistered or (Pharmacy) Extemporaneously - Compounded Schedule 8 Product are generally processed within 30 business days. Eligible applications to Prescribe and Supply Schedule 8 Cannabis Medicine for Human Therapeutic Use are generally processed within 2 business days. All other eligible applications are generally processed within 7 business days.

Additional information

The commencement, duration and expiry are stated in the authority.

Administering agency

NSW Ministry of Health

Legal and Regulatory Services Branch

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Unit

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Other Schedule 8 Drugs Enquiries

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Unit

Legal and Regulatory Services Branch

NSW Ministry of Health
Mailing address: LOCKED BAG 961
North Sydney, New South Wales 2060
Mailing address: 100 Christie Street
St Leonards, New South Wales 2065
Phone: 02 9391 9944
Fax: 02 9424 5889
Email: MOH-S8Auth@health.nsw.gov.au