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Prescribing approvals - medicines - Queensland

Description

You will need a prescribing approval to prescribe restricted medicines. Restricted medicines include approved opioids, amphetamines, methylphenidate and other restricted medicines.

There are three classes of prescribing approvals:

  • Queensland Opioid Treatment Program (QOTP)
  • amphetamine and methylphenidate (psychostimulant)
  • other restricted medicines.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

You will need to be authorised to prescribe medicines to be eligible for a prescribing approval. Persons authorised to prescribe medicines include:

  • dentists
  • medical practitioners
  • physician assistants
  • nurse practitioners
  • endorsed midwives
  • endorsed optometrists
  • endorsed podiatrists
  • podiatric surgeons.

You will also need to complete the required prescriber training to become a prescriber under the QOTP.

Duration

Typically prescribing approvals will not be issued for more than two years.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Please contact the administering agency for information on fees to be submitted.

Application process

Apply

To apply to be a prescriber under the QOTP, you will need to complete and submit the application form to QOTP@health.qld.gov.au.

For all other non-QOTP prescribing approvals, you will need to complete and submit the application form to medicines.applications@health.qld.gov.au

Administering agency

Queensland Health

Contact details

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

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