Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

POISONS REGULATIONS 1965 - REG 51DC

51DC .         Drug addicts, specialist prescribers may prescribe pharmacotherapies for treatment of addiction for in some cases

        (1)         A specialist prescriber may prescribe a pharmacotherapy for the treatment of the drug addiction of a person who is a drug addict if —

            (a)         an authorised prescriber is appointed for the person; and

            (b)         the specialist prescriber —

                  (i)         is satisfied that the person is unable to obtain a prescription for a pharmacotherapy under regulation 51D, 51DA or 51DB; and

                  (ii)         is satisfied that it is safe to prescribe a pharmacotherapy for the person; and

                  (iii)         does so in accordance with the appointment (whether or not it has ceased) of the authorised prescriber for the person.

        (2)         The specialist prescriber must, as soon as is practicable, notify the CEO, and (where relevant) the authorised prescriber for the person, of having prescribed a pharmacotherapy for a person under this regulation.

        (3)         A prescription for the supply of a pharmacotherapy under this regulation may not cover a period of more than one month.

        [Regulation 51DC inserted in Gazette 21 Apr 2009 p. 1365]