Medicines (Designated Pharmacist Prescribers) Regulations 2013
Medicines (Designated Pharmacist Prescribers) Regulations 2013
Medicines (Designated Pharmacist Prescribers) Regulations 2013
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Medicines (Designated Pharmacist Prescribers) Regulations 2013
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 4th day of June 2013
Present:
The Right Hon John Key presiding in Council
Pursuant to sections 105 and 105B of the Medicines Act 1981, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice of the Minister of Health tendered after consultation with the organisations or bodies appearing to the Minister to be representative of persons likely to be substantially affected, and acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
Contents
5 Authority to prescribe specified prescription medicines
6 Requirements for commencing to prescribe for first time
7 Other training to be undertaken
8 Assessment of competence to be completed
10 Prohibition against prescribing specified prescription medicines
Schedule
Specified prescription medicines (excluding controlled drugs)
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Medicines (Designated Pharmacist Prescribers) Regulations 2013.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.
3 Purpose
The purpose of these regulations is—
(a) to authorise pharmacists who meet the specified requirements for competence, qualifications, and training to be pharmacist prescribers for the purpose of prescribing the specified prescription medicines; and
(b) to set out the competence, qualifications, and training requirements applying to pharmacist prescribers; and
(c) to prohibit pharmacist prescribers from prescribing specified prescription medicines if they fail to comply with those requirements; and
(d) to make non-compliance with those requirements an offence; and
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(e) to enable the Pharmacy Council—
(i) to accredit appropriate training courses for pharmacist prescribers; and
(ii) to ensure the ongoing competence of pharmacist prescribers.
4 Interpretation
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(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Act means the Medicines Act 1981
pharmacist prescriber means a designated prescriber who—
(a) is a pharmacist registered, or deemed to be registered, with the Pharmacy Council under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003; and
(b) is permitted by the Pharmacy Council to practise within the scope of practice of a pharmacist prescriber
Pharmacy Council means the body corporate established under that name by section 114(5) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
prescription medicine means a medicine declared to be a prescription medicine by regulations made under the Act or by a notice given under section 106 of the Act
specified prescription medicines means the prescription medicines listed in the Schedule.
(2) A term or expression defined in the Act and used, but not defined, in these regulations has the same meaning as it has in the Act.
5 Authority to prescribe specified prescription medicines
A pharmacist prescriber may prescribe a specified prescription medicine if he or she meets—
(a) the requirements of regulation 6; and
(b) the additional requirements (if relevant) of regulations 7 and 8 for prescribing the medicine.
6 Requirements for commencing to prescribe for first time
Before prescribing a specified prescription medicine for the first time, a pharmacist prescriber must—
(a) obtain the qualification required for pharmacists specified by the Pharmacy Council by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of these regulations; and
(b) successfully complete the training specified by the Pharmacy Council by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of these regulations; and
(c) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Pharmacy Council that he or she is sufficiently knowledgeable to safely prescribe the specified prescription medicines; and
(d) be permitted by the Pharmacy Council to practise within the scope of practice of a pharmacist prescriber.
7 Other training to be undertaken
Before prescribing a specified prescription medicine, a pharmacist prescriber must—
(a) successfully undertake training (if any) specified by the Pharmacy Council by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of these regulations; and
(b) do so within the periods, or at the times, specified for the purpose in the notice, if the training is of an ongoing nature.
8 Assessment of competence to be completed
Before prescribing a specified prescription medicine, a pharmacist prescriber must—
(a) successfully complete any assessment of his or her competence to prescribe the specified prescription medicine as may be specified by the Pharmacy Council by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of these regulations; and
(b) do so within the periods, or at the times, specified for the purpose in the notice, if the assessment is to be completed at regular intervals.
9 Gazette notices
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(1) For the purposes of these regulations, a notice in the Gazette—
(a) comes into force on the day after the date of its publication or on a later date specified for the purpose in the notice; and
(b) may provide that it expires, if not revoked sooner, with the close of a specified day.
(2) Within 5 working days after the date of publication of a notice in the Gazette for the purposes of these regulations, and while the notice remains in force, the Pharmacy Council must ensure that an up-to-date version of the notice is available—
(a) on the Internet; and
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(b) at the office of the Pharmacy Council during business hours, so that members of the public may—
(i) inspect the notice free of charge:
(ii) obtain a copy of the notice for a reasonable fee.
10 Prohibition against prescribing specified prescription medicines
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(1) No pharmacist may prescribe a specified prescription medicine unless he or she—
(a) complies with the requirements of regulations 6, 7, and 8; or
(b) prescribes that medicine in accordance with another enactment.
(2) A person commits an offence if he or she contravenes or fails to comply with subclause (1).
(3) The offence is punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $500.
Schedule |
The substances listed in this schedule are specified prescription medicines for the purposes of these regulations, but only—
(a) if they are declared to be prescription medicines by regulations made under the Act or by notice given under section 106 of the Act; and
(b) in the forms and for the purposes for which they are declared to be prescription medicines.
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1 Aminolevulinic acid
2 Abacavir
3 Abatacept
4 Abciximab
5 Acamprosate
6 Acarbose
7 Acebutolol
8 Acepromazine
9 Acetarsol
10 Acetazolamide
11 Acetohexamide
12 Acetylcysteine
13 Aciclovir
14 Acipimox
15 Acitretin
16 Aconitum spp.
17 Acrivastine
18 Adalimumab
19 Adapalene
20 Adefovir
21 Adenosine
22 Adinazolam
23 Adiphenine
24 Adrenaline
25 Afamelanotide
26 Aflibercept
27 Agalsidase
28 Agomelatine
29 Alatrofloxacin
30 Albendazole
31 Albumin
32 Alclofenac
33 Alclometasone
34 Alcohol
35 Aldesleukin
36 Aldosterone
37 Alefacept
38 Alemtuzumab
39 Alendronic acid
40 Alfacalcidol
41 Alfuzosin
42 Alglucerase
43 Alglucosidase
44 Aliskiren
45 Allergen extracts
46 Allopurinol
47 Allyloestrenol
48 Alosetron
49 Alpha1-proteinase inhibitor
50 Alprenolol
51 Alprostadil
52 Alteplase
53 Altretamine
54 Amantadine
55 Ambenonium
56 Ambrisentan
57 Ambucetamide
58 Amcinonide
59 Amethocaine
60 Amfebutamone
61 Amifostine
62 Amikacin
63 Amiloride
64 Aminocaproic acid
65 Aminoglutethimide
66 Aminophenazone
67 Aminophylline
68 Aminopterin
69 Aminosalicylic acid
70 Amiodarone
71 Amiphenazole
72 Amisulpride
73 Amitriptyline
74 Amlodipine
75 Ammonium bromide
76 Amodiaquine
77 Amorolfine
78 Amoxapine
79 Amoxycillin
80 Amphomycin
81 Amphotericin
82 Ampicillin
83 Amprenavir
84 Amrinone
85 Amsacrine
86 Amyl nitrite
87 Amylocaine
88 Anagrelide
89 Anakinra
90 Anastrozole
91 Ancestim
92 Ancrod and its immunoglobulin antidote
93 Androstanolone
94 Androstenedione
95 Anidulafungin
96 Anistreplase
97 Antazoline
98 Antimony
99 Apixaban
100 Apomorphine
101 Apraclonidine
102 Aprepitant
103 Aprotinin
104 Argipressin
105 Aripiprazole
106 Artemether
107 Articaine
108 Asenapine
109 Asparaginase
110 Aspirin
111 Astemizole
112 Atazanavir
113 Atenolol
114 Atomoxetine
115 Atorvastatin
116 Atovaquone
117 Atropa belladonna
118 Atropine
119 Atropine methonitrate
120 Auranofin
121 Aurothiomalate sodium
122 Aviptadil
123 Azacitidine
124 Azapropazone
125 Azatadine
126 Azathioprine
127 Azelaic acid
128 Azelastine
129 Azithromycin
130 Azlocillin
131 Aztreonam
132 Bacampicillin
133 Bacitracin
134 Baclofen
135 Balsalazide
136 Bambuterol
137 Basiliximab
138 Bazedoxifene
139 Becaplermin
140 Beclamide
141 Beclomethasone
142 Belatacept
143 Belimumab
144 Benazepril
145 Bendrofluazide
146 Benethamine penicillin
147 Benorylate
148 Benperidol
149 Benserazide
150 Benzathine penicillin
151 Benzatropine
152 Benzhexol
153 Benzocaine
154 Benzoyl metronidazole
155 Benzoyl peroxide
156 Benzthiazide
157 Benzydamine
158 Benzylpenicillin
159 Bepridil
160 Beractant
161 Beta carotene
162 Betahistine
163 Betamethasone
164 Betaxolol
165 Bethanechol
166 Bethanidine
167 Bevacizumab
168 Bevantolol
169 Bexarotene
170 Bezafibrate
171 Bicalutamide
172 Bifonazole
173 Bimatoprost
174 Biperiden
175 Bismuth
176 Bisoprolol
177 Bithionol
178 Bivalirudin
179 Bleomycin
180 Boceprevir
181 Boron including borax and boric acid
182 Bortezomib
183 Bosentan
184 Botulinum toxins
185 Bretylium
186 Brimonidine
187 Brinzolamide
188 Bromazepam
189 Bromocriptine
190 Brompheniramine
191 Buclizine
192 Budesonide
193 Bufexamac
194 Bumetanide
195 Buphenine
196 Bupivacaine
197 Bupropion
198 Buserelin
199 Buspirone
200 Busulphan
201 Butacaine
202 Butoconazole
203 Butorphanol
204 Butyl aminobenzoate
205 Butylchloral hydrate
206 Cabazitaxel
207 Cabergoline
208 Cacalia spp.
209 Calcipotriol
210 Calcitonin
211 Calcitriol
212 Calcium carbimide
213 Calcium polystyrene sulphonate
214 Camazepam
215 Camphorated oil
216 Canakinumab
217 Candesartan
218 Candicidin
219 Capecitabine
220 Capreomycin
221 Captopril
222 Capuride
223 Carbachol
224 Carbamazepine
225 Carbenicillin
226 Carbenoxolone
227 Carbidopa
228 Carbimazole
229 Carboplatin
230 Carbromal
231 Carbutamide
232 Carindacillin
233 Carisoprodol
234 Carmustine
235 Carvedilol
236 Caspofungin
237 Catumaxomab
238 Cefaclor
239 Cefamandole
240 Cefapirin
241 Cefazolin
242 Cefepime
243 Cefetamet
244 Cefixime
245 Cefodizime
246 Cefonicid
247 Cefoperazone
248 Cefotaxime
249 Cefotetan
250 Cefotiam
251 Cefoxitin
252 Cefpirome
253 Cefpodoxime
254 Cefsulodin
255 Ceftaroline fosamil
256 Ceftazidime
257 Ceftibuten
258 Ceftriaxone
259 Cefuroxime
260 Celecoxib
261 Celiprolol
262 Cephaelis ipecacuanha
263 Cephalexin
264 Cephalothin
265 Cephradine
266 Cerivastatin
267 Certolizumab pegol
268 Cetirizine
269 Cetrorelix
270 Cetuximab
271 Chenodeoxycholic acid
272 Chloral hydrate
273 Chlorambucil
274 Chloramphenicol
275 Chlorcyclizine
276 Chlormethiazole
277 Chlormezanone
278 Chloroquine
279 Chlorothiazide
280 Chlorotrianisene
281 Chlorpheniramine
282 Chlorphentermine
283 Chlorpromazine
284 Chlorpropamide
285 Chlorprothixene
286 Chlorquinaldol
287 Chlortetracycline
288 Chlorthalidone
289 Chlorzoxazone
290 Cholera vaccine
291 Choline salicylate
292 Chorionic gonadotrophin alpha
293 Chymopapain
294 Ciclacillin
295 Ciclesonide
296 Ciclopirox
297 Cidofovir
298 Cilastatin
299 Cilazapril
300 Cilostazol
301 Cimetidine
302 Cinacalcet
303 Cinchocaine
304 Cinoxacin
305 Ciprofloxacin
306 Cisapride
307 Cisplatin
308 Citalopram
309 Cladribine
310 Clarithromycin
311 Clavulanic acid
312 Clemastine
313 Clemizole
314 Clenbuterol
315 Clevidipine
316 Clidinium
317 Clindamycin
318 Clioquinol
319 Clobetasol
320 Clobetasone
321 Clocortolone
322 Clodronic acid
323 Clofarabine
324 Clofazimine
325 Clofibrate
326 Clomiphene
327 Clomipramine
328 Clomocycline
329 Clonidine
330 Clopamide
331 Clopidogrel
332 Clorprenaline
333 Clotrimazole
334 Cloxacillin
335 Co-dergocrine
336 Colaspase
337 Colchicine
338 Colecalciferol
339 Colestipol
340 Colestyramine
341 Colfosceril
342 Colistin
343 Collagen
344 Corifollitropin alfa
345 Corticotrophin
346 Co-trimoxazole
347 Coumarin
348 Crystal violet
349 Cyclandelate
350 Cyclizine
351 Cyclobenzaprine
352 Cyclofenil
353 Cyclopenthiazide
354 Cyclopentolate
355 Cyclophosphamide
356 Cycloserine
357 Cyclosporin
358 Cyclothiazide
359 Cyproheptadine
360 Cyproterone
361 Cysteamine
362 Cytarabine
363 Dabigatran
364 Dacarbazine
365 Daclizumab
366 Dactinomycin
367 Dalfopristin
368 Dalteparin
369 Danaparoid
370 Danazol
371 Danthron
372 Dantrolene
373 Dapagliflozin propanediol
374 Dapoxetine
375 Dapsone
376 Daptomycin
377 Darbepoetin
378 Darifenacin
379 Darunavir
380 Dasatinib
381 Daunorubicin
382 Deanol
383 Debrisoquine
384 Deferasirox
385 Deferiprone
386 Deflazacort
387 Degarelix
388 Dehydrocorticosterone
389 Delavirdine
390 Demeclocycline
391 Denosumab
392 Deoxycortone
393 Deoxyribonuclease
394 Desferrioxamine
395 Desipramine
396 Desirudin
397 Deslanoside
398 Desloratadine
399 Deslorelin
400 Desmopressin
401 Desogestrel
402 Desonide
403 Desoximetasone
404 Desvenlafaxine
405 Dexamethasone
406 Dexchlorpheniramine
407 Dextromethorphan
408 Dextrorphan
409 Di-iodohydroxy quinoline
410 Diazoxide
411 Dibenzepin
412 Dibrompropamidine
413 Dichloralphenazone
414 Dichlorophen
415 Dichlorphenamide
416 Diclofenac
417 Dicloxacillin
418 Dicyclomine
419 Didanosine
420 Dienoestrol
421 Dienogest
422 Diethylcarbamazine
423 Diflorasone
424 Diflucortolone
425 Diflunisal
426 Digitoxin
427 Digoxin
428 Digoxin-specific antibody fragment
429 Dihydralazine
430 Dihydroergotoxine
431 Dihydrotachysterol
432 Diltiazem
433 Dimenhydrinate
434 Dimercaprol
435 Dimethindene
436 Dimethothiazine
437 Dimethyl sulphoxide
438 Diperodon
439 Diphemanil
440 Diphenhydramine
441 Diphenidol
442 Diphenylpyraline
443 Diphtheria toxoid
444 Diphtheria vaccine
445 Dipivefrin
446 Dipyridamole
447 Dirithromycin
448 Disopyramide
449 Distigmine
450 Disulfiram
451 Dobutamine
452 Docetaxel
453 Dofetilide
454 Dolasetron
455 Domperidone
456 Donepezil
457 Dopamine
458 Dopexamine
459 Doripenem
460 Dornase
461 Dorzolamide
462 Dothiepin
463 Doxapram
464 Doxazosin
465 Doxepin
466 Doxorubicin
467 Doxycycline
468 Doxylamine
469 Dronedarone
470 Droperidol
471 Drospirenone
472 Drotrecogin
473 Duloxetine
474 Dutasteride
475 Dydrogesterone
476 Econazole
477 Ecothiopate
478 Eculizumab
479 Edetic acid
480 Edoxudine
481 Edrophonium
482 Efalizumab
483 Efavirenz
484 Eflornithine
485 Eletriptan
486 Eltrombopag olamine
487 Emetine
488 Emtricitabine
489 Enalapril
490 Enfuvirtide
491 Enoxacin
492 Enoxaparin
493 Enoximone
494 Enprostil
495 Entacapone
496 Entecavir
497 Epicillin
498 Epinastine
499 Epirubicin
500 Eplerenone
501 Epoetin alpha
502 Epoetin beta
503 Epoprostenol
504 Eprosartan
505 Eptifibatide
506 Ergocalciferol
507 Ergometrine
508 Ergot
509 Ergotamine
510 Eribulin mesylate
511 Erlotinib
512 Ertapenem
513 Erythromycin
514 Erythropoietin
515 Escitalopram
516 Esmolol
517 Esomeprazole
518 Estramustine
519 Estropipate
520 Etanercept
521 Ethacrynic acid
522 Ethambutol
523 Ethanolamine
524 Ethinyloestradiol
525 Ethionamide
526 Ethisterone
527 Ethoglucid
528 Ethoheptazine
529 Ethopropazine
530 Ethosuximide
531 Ethotoin
532 Ethoxzolamide
533 Ethynodiol
534 Etidocaine
535 Etidronic acid
536 Etilefrine
537 Etodolac
538 Etofenamate
539 Etonogestrel
540 Etoposide
541 Etoricoxib
542 Etravirine
543 Etretinate
544 Everolimus
545 Exemestane
546 Exenatide
547 Ezetimibe
548 Factor VIII inhibitor bypassing fraction
549 Famciclovir
550 Famotidine
551 Fampridine
552 Felbinac
553 Felodipine
554 Felypressin
555 Fenbufen
556 Fenclofenac
557 Fenofibrate
558 Fenoldopam
559 Fenoprofen
560 Ferric carboxymaltose
561 Fexofenadine
562 Fibrin
563 Fibrinolysin
564 Filgrastim
565 Finasteride
566 Fingolimod
567 Flecainide
568 Fleroxacin
569 Floctafenine
570 Fluanisone
571 Fluclorolone
572 Flucloxacillin
573 Fluconazole
574 Flucytosine
575 Fludarabine
576 Fludrocortisone
577 Flufenamic acid
578 Flumazenil
579 Flumethasone
580 Flunisolide
581 Fluocinolone
582 Fluocinonide
583 Fluocortin
584 Fluocortolone
585 Fluorescein
586 Fluoride
587 Fluorometholone
588 Fluorouracil
589 Fluoxetine
590 Fluoxymesterone
591 Flupenthixol
592 Fluphenazine
593 Flurazepam dihydrochloride
594 Flurbiprofen
595 Fluspirilene
596 Flutamide
597 Fluticasone
598 Fluvastatin
599 Fluvoxamine
600 Folic acid
601 Folinic acid preparations
602 Follicle-stimulating hormone
603 Follistatin
604 Follitropin alpha
605 Follitropin beta
606 Follitropin gamma
607 Fomivirsen
608 Fondaparinux
609 Formestane
610 Formoterol
611 Fosamprenavir
612 Fosaprepitant
613 Foscarnet
614 Fosfestrol
615 Fosinopril
616 Fosphenytoin
617 Fotemustine
618 Framycetin
619 Fulvestrant
620 Furazolidone
621 Furosemide
622 Fusidic acid
623 Gabapentin
624 Galantamine
625 Galsulfase
626 Ganciclovir
627 Ganirelix
628 Gatifloxacin
629 Gefitinib
630 Gemcitabine
631 Gemfibrozil
632 Gemifloxacin
633 Gemtuzumab ozogamicin
634 Gentamicin
635 Gestodene
636 Gestonorone
637 Gestrinone
638 Glatiramer acetate
639 Glibenclamide
640 Glibornuride
641 Gliclazide
642 Glimepiride
643 Glipizide
644 Glisoxepide
645 Glutathione
646 Glyceryl trinitrate
647 Glymidine
648 Golimumab
649 Gonadorelin
650 Goserelin
651 Gramicidin
652 Granisetron
653 Grepafloxacin
654 Griseofulvin
655 Guaiphenesin
656 Guanabenz
657 Guanethidine
658 Guanidine
659 Haemophilus influenzae vaccine
660 Halcinonide
661 Halofantrine
662 Haloperidol
663 Halquinol
664 Heparins
665 Hepatitis A vaccine
666 Hepatitis B vaccine
667 Hexachlorophane
668 Hexetidine
669 Hexobendine
670 Hexoprenaline
671 Histamine
672 Homatropine
673 Human chorionic gonadotrophin
674 Human papillomavirus vaccine
675 Human protein C
676 Hyaluronic acid
677 Hydralazine
678 Hydrargaphen
679 Hydrochlorothiazide
680 Hydrocortisone
681 Hydrocyanic acid
682 Hydroflumethiazide
683 Hydroquinone
684 Hydroxychloroquine
685 Hydroxyphenamate
686 Hydroxyprogesterone
687 Hydroxyurea
688 Hydroxyzine
689 Hylan polymer
690 Hyoscine
691 Hyoscine butylbromide
692 Hyoscyamine
693 Hyoscyamus niger
694 Hypromellose
695 Ibandronic acid
696 Ibogaine
697 Ibritumomab tiuxetan
698 Ibuprofen
699 Ibuterol
700 Ibutilide
701 Icatibant
702 Idarubicin
703 Idoxuridine
704 Idursulfase
705 Ifosfamide
706 Iloprost
707 Imatinib
708 Imiglucerase
709 Imipenem
710 Imipramine
711 Imiquimod
712 Immunoglobulin G
713 Immunoglobulin anti-Hepatitis B
714 Immunoglobulin anti-Human lymphocyte
715 Immunoglobulin human anti-tetanus
716 Immunoglobulin Zoster
717 Indacaterol
718 Indapamide
719 Indinavir
720 Indomethacin
721 Indoramin
722 Infliximab
723 Influenza and coryza vaccines
724 Ingenol mebutate
725 Insulins
726 Interferon alpha
727 Interferon alpha-2alpha
728 Interferon alpha-2beta
729 Interferon beta-1alpha
730 Interferon beta-1beta
731 Interferon gamma-1beta
732 Interferon gamma-2alpha
733 Interleukin 2 human recombinant
734 Ipecacuanha
735 Ipilimumab
736 Ipratropium
737 Ipriflavone
738 Iprindole
739 Iproniazid
740 Irbesartan
741 Irinotecan
742 Iron
743 Isoaminile
744 Isocarboxazid
745 Isoconazole
746 Isoetarine
747 Isometheptene
748 Isoniazid
749 Isoprenaline
750 Isoprinosine
751 Isopropamide
752 Isosorbide dinitrate
753 Isosorbide mononitrate
754 Isotretinoin
755 Isoxicam
756 Isoxsuprine
757 Isradipine
758 Itraconazole
759 Ivabradine
760 Ivermectin
761 Ixabepilone
762 Japanese encephalitis vaccine
763 Kanamycin
764 Ketanserin
765 Ketoconazole
766 Ketoprofen
767 Ketorolac
768 Ketotifen
769 Khellin
770 Labetalol
771 Lacidipine
772 Lacosamide
773 Lamivudine
774 Lamotrigine
775 Lanreotide
776 Lansoprazole
777 Lanthanum
778 Lapatinib
779 Laronidase-rch
780 Laropiprant
781 Latamoxef
782 Latanoprost
783 Lefetamine
784 Leflunomide
785 Lenalidomide
786 Lenograstim
787 Lepirudin
788 Lercanidipine
789 Letrozol
790 Leucovorin
791 Leuprorelin
792 Levallorphan
793 Levamisole
794 Levetiracetam
795 Levobunolol
796 Levobupivacaine
797 Levocabastine
798 Levocetirizine
799 Levodopa
800 Levomepromazine
801 Levonorgestrel
802 Levosimendan
803 Lidoflazine
804 Lignocaine
805 Linagliptin
806 Lincomycin
807 Lindane
808 Linezolid
809 Liothyronine
810 Liraglutide
811 Lisinopril
812 Lisuride
813 Lithium
814 Lixisenatide
815 Lodoxamide
816 Lofexidine
817 Lomefloxacin
818 Lomustine
819 Loperamide
820 Lopinavir
821 Loracarbef
822 Loratadine
823 Losartan
824 Lovastatin
825 Loxapine
826 Lumefantrine
827 Lumiracoxib
828 Luteinising hormone
829 Lymecycline
830 Mafenide
831 Maprotiline
832 Maraviroc
833 Measles vaccine
834 Mebanazine
835 Mebeverine
836 Mebhydrolin
837 Mebutamate
838 Mecamylamine
839 Mecasermin
840 Mecillinam
841 Meclocycline
842 Meclofenamate
843 Meclozine
844 Medigoxin
845 Medroxyprogesterone
846 Medrysone
847 Mefenamic acid
848 Mefloquine
849 Mefruside
850 Megestrol
851 Melatonin
852 Meloxicam
853 Melphalan
854 Memantine
855 Meningococcal vaccine
856 Mepacrine
857 Mepenzolate
858 Mephenesin
859 Mephentermine
860 Mepindolol
861 Mepitiostane
862 Mepivacaine
863 Meptazinol
864 Mepyramine
865 Mequitazine
866 Mercaptopurine
867 Mercurochrome
868 Meropenem
869 Mesalazine
870 Mesna
871 Mesterolone
872 Mestranol
873 Metaraminol
874 Metergoline
875 Metformin
876 Methacholine
877 Methacycline
878 Methanthelinium
879 Methazolamide
880 Methdilazine
881 Methicillin
882 Methimazole
883 Methisazone
884 Methixene
885 Methocarbamol
886 Methotrexate
887 Methoxamine
888 Methoxsalen
889 Methsuximide
890 Methyclothiazide
891 Methyl aminolevulinate
892 Methyl salicylate
893 Methyldopa
894 Methylene blue
895 Methylergometrine
896 Methylnaltrexone
897 Methylprednisolone
898 Methyltestosterone
899 Methylthiouracil
900 Methysergide
901 Metoclopramide
902 Metolazone
903 Metoprolol
904 Metronidazole
905 Metyrapone
906 Mexiletine
907 Mezlocillin
908 Mianserin
909 Mibefradil
910 Miconazole
911 Midodrine
912 Miglitol
913 Miglustat
914 Milrinone
915 Minocycline
916 Minoxidil
917 Mirtazapine
918 Misoprostol
919 Mitomycin
920 Mitoxantrone
921 Moclobemide
922 Modafinil
923 Molgramostim
924 Molindone
925 Mometasone
926 Monobenzone
927 Montelukast
928 Moricizine
929 Motretinide
930 Moxifloxacin
931 Mumps vaccine
932 Mupirocin
933 Muraglitazar
934 Muromonab
935 Mustine
936 Mycophenolic acid
937 Nabumetone
938 Nadolol
939 Nadroparin
940 Nafarelin
941 Naftidrofuryl
942 Nalbuphine
943 Nalidixic acid
944 Naloxone
945 Naltrexone
946 Nandrolone
947 Naproxen
948 Naratriptan
949 Natalizumab
950 Natamycin
951 Nateglinide
952 Nebivolol
953 Nedocromil
954 Nefazodone
955 Nefopam
956 Nelfinavir
957 Neomycin
958 Nepafenac
959 Nesiritide
960 Netilmicin
961 Nevirapine
962 Nialamide
963 Nicardipine
964 Nicergoline
965 Nicorandil
966 Nicotine
967 Nicotinic acid
968 Nicoumalone
969 Nifedipine
970 Nikethamide
971 Nilotinib
972 Nilutamide
973 Nimesulide
974 Nimodipine
975 Nimorazole
976 Niridazole
977 Nisoldipine
978 Nitisinone
979 Nitrendipine
980 Nitric oxide
981 Nitrofurantoin
982 Nitrofurazone
983 Nitrous oxide
984 Nitroxoline
985 Nizatidine
986 Nomegestrol
987 Noradrenaline
988 Norelgestromin
989 Norethisterone
990 Norfloxacin
991 Norgestrel
992 Noribogaine
993 Nortriptyline
994 Noxiptyline
995 Nystatin
996 Octatropine
997 Octreotide
998 Oestradiol
999 Oestriol
1000 Oestrogens conjugated
1001 Oestrone
1002 Ofatumumab
1003 Ofloxacin
1004 Olanzapine
1005 Oleandomycin
1006 Olmesartan
1007 Olopatadine
1008 Olsalazine
1009 Omalizumab
1010 Omeprazole
1011 Ondansetron
1012 Opipramol
1013 Orciprenaline
1014 Orlistat
1015 Ornidazole
1016 Ornipressin
1017 Orphenadrine
1018 Oseltamivir
1019 Ouabain
1020 Oxacillin
1021 Oxaliplatin
1022 Oxandrolone
1023 Oxaprozin
1024 Oxcarbazepine
1025 Oxedrine
1026 Oxetacaine
1027 Oxiconazole
1028 Oxitropium
1029 Oxolamine
1030 Oxolinic acid
1031 Oxpentifylline
1032 Oxprenolol
1033 Oxybuprocaine
1034 Oxybutynin
1035 Oxymetholone
1036 Oxyphenbutazone
1037 Oxyphencyclimine
1038 Oxyphenonium
1039 Oxytetracycline
1040 Paclitaxel
1041 Palifermin
1042 Paliperidone
1043 Palivizumab
1044 Palonosetron
1045 Pamidronic acid
1046 Pancreatic enzymes
1047 Panitumumab
1048 Pantoprazole
1049 Papaverine
1050 Paracetamol
1051 Paraldehyde
1052 Paramethadione
1053 Paramethasone
1054 Parecoxib
1055 Paricalcitol
1056 Paromomycin
1057 Paroxetine
1058 Pazopanib
1059 Pefloxacin
1060 Pegaptanib
1061 Pegfilgrastim
1062 Peginterferon alfa-2alfa
1063 Peginterferon alfa-2beta
1064 Pegvisomant
1065 Pemetrexed
1066 Penbutolol
1067 Penciclovir
1068 Penicillamine
1069 Pentaerythrityl tetranitrate
1070 Pentagastrin
1071 Pentamidine
1072 Pentazocine
1073 Penthienate
1074 Pentosan polysulfate sodium
1075 Pentoxifylline
1076 Pergolide
1077 Perhexiline
1078 Pericyazine
1079 Perindopril
1080 Permethrin
1081 Perphenazine
1082 Pertussis antigen
1083 Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine
1084 Phenacemide
1085 Phenacetin
1086 Phenazone
1087 Phenazopyridine
1088 Phenelzine
1089 Pheneticillin
1090 Phenformin
1091 Phenindione
1092 Pheniramine
1093 Phenisatin
1094 Phenolphthalein
1095 Phenoxybenzamine
1096 Phenoxymethylpenicillin
1097 Phensuximide
1098 Phentolamine
1099 Phenylbutazone
1100 Phenylephrine
1101 Phenyltoloxamine
1102 Phenytoin
1103 Phthalylsulfathiazole
1104 Physostigmine
1105 Pilocarpine
1106 Pimecrolimus
1107 Pimozide
1108 Pinacidil
1109 Pindolol
1110 Pioglitazone
1111 Pipemidic acid
1112 Pipenzolate
1113 Piperacillin
1114 Piperidolate
1115 Pipobroman
1116 Pipothiazine
1117 Piracetam
1118 Pirbuterol
1119 Pirenoxine
1120 Pirenzepine
1121 Piretanide
1122 Piroxicam
1123 Pirprofen
1124 Pitavastatin
1125 Pivampicillin
1126 Pizotifen
1127 Plerixafor
1128 Plicamycin
1129 Pneumococcal vaccine
1130 Podophyllotoxin
1131 Podophyllum emodi
1132 Podophyllum peltatum
1133 Poliomyelitis vaccine
1134 Polyestradiol
1135 Polymyxin
1136 Polythiazide
1137 Poractant alfa
1138 Posaconazole
1139 Potassium perchlorate
1140 Practolol
1141 Pralidoxime
1142 Pramipexole
1143 Pramocaine
1144 Prasterone
1145 Prasugrel
1146 Pravastatin
1147 Praziquantel
1148 Prazosin
1149 Prednisolone
1150 Prednisone
1151 Pregabalin
1152 Pregnenolone
1153 Prenylamine
1154 Prilocaine
1155 Primaquine
1156 Primidone
1157 Probenecid
1158 Probucol
1159 Procainamide
1160 Procaine
1161 Procaine penicillin
1162 Procarbazine
1163 Prochlorperazine
1164 Procyclidine
1165 Progesterone
1166 Proglumide
1167 Proguanil
1168 Promazine
1169 Promethazine
1170 Propafenone
1171 Propamidine
1172 Propantheline
1173 Propranolol
1174 Propylthiouracil
1175 Propyphenazone
1176 Proquazone
1177 Proscillaridin
1178 Protamine
1179 Prothionamide
1180 Prothipendyl
1181 Protirelin
1182 Protriptyline
1183 Proxymetacaine
1184 Prucalopride
1185 Pulmonaria spp.
1186 Pyrazinamide
1187 Pyridinolcarbamate
1188 Pyridostigmine
1189 Pyridoxal
1190 Pyridoxamine
1191 Pyridoxine
1192 Pyrimethamine
1193 Pyrvinium
1194 Quazepam
1195 Quetiapine
1196 Quinagolide
1197 Quinapril
1198 Quinethazone
1199 Quinidine
1200 Quinine
1201 Quinisocaine
1202 Quinupristin
1203 Rabeprazole
1204 Rabies vaccine
1205 Raloxifene
1206 Raltegravir
1207 Raltitrexed
1208 Ramipril
1209 Ranibizumab
1210 Ranitidine
1211 Rasagiline
1212 Rasburicase
1213 Razoxane
1214 Reboxetine
1215 Remestemcel-L
1216 Repaglinide
1217 Reserpine
1218 Reteplase
1219 Ribavirin
1220 Rifabutin
1221 Rifampicin
1222 Rifamycin
1223 Rifapentin
1224 Rifaximin
1225 Rilpivirine
1226 Rimexolone
1227 Rimiterol
1228 Rimonabant
1229 Risedronic acid
1230 Risperidone
1231 Ritodrine
1232 Ritonavir
1233 Rituximab
1234 Rivaroxaban
1235 Rivastigmine
1236 Rizatriptan
1237 Rofecoxib
1238 Roflumilast
1239 Rolitetracycline
1240 Romiplostim
1241 Ropinirole
1242 Ropivacaine
1243 Rosiglitazone
1244 Rosoxacin
1245 Rosuvastatin
1246 Rotavirus vaccine
1247 Rotigotine
1248 Roxithromycin
1249 Rubella vaccine
1250 Ruboxistaurin
1251 Rupatadine
1252 Salbutamol
1253 Salcatonin
1254 Salmeterol
1255 Sapropterin
1256 Saquinavir
1257 Saxagliptin
1258 Scopolia carniolica
1259 Selegiline
1260 Selenium
1261 Sermorelin
1262 Sertindole
1263 Sertraline
1264 Serum, dried human
1265 Sevelamer
1266 Sibutramine
1267 Sildenafil and its structural analogues
1268 Silver sulfadiazine
1269 Simvastatin
1270 Sirolimus
1271 Sisomicin
1272 Sitagliptin
1273 Sitaxentan
1274 Sodium cellulose phosphate
1275 Sodium cromoglycate
1276 Sodium nitroprusside
1277 Sodium phosphate
1278 Sodium polystyrene sulphonate
1279 Solifenacin
1280 Somatostatin
1281 Somatropin
1282 Sorafenib
1283 Sotalol
1284 Sparfloxacin
1285 Spectinomycin
1286 Spiramycin
1287 Spirapril
1288 Spironolactone
1289 Stanozolol
1290 Staphylococcus aureus vaccine
1291 Stavudine
1292 Stilboestrol
1293 Streptococcus beta-haemolyticus vaccine
1294 Streptodornase
1295 Streptokinase
1296 Streptomycin
1297 Strontium ranelate
1298 Strophanthin K
1299 Succimer
1300 Sulbactam
1301 Sulconazole
1302 Sulfacetamide
1303 Sulfadimethoxine
1304 Sulfadimidine
1305 Sulfadoxine
1306 Sulfafurazole
1307 Sulfaguanidine
1308 Sulfamerazine
1309 Sulfamethizole
1310 Sulfamethoxazole
1311 Sulfamethoxydiazine
1312 Sulfamethoxypyridazine
1313 Sulfametrole
1314 Sulfamonomethoxine
1315 Sulfamoxole
1316 Sulfapyridine
1317 Sulfasalazine
1318 Sulfathiazole
1319 Sulfatroxazole
1320 Sulfinpyrazone
1321 Sulfomyxin
1322 Sulindac
1323 Sultamicillin
1324 Sulthiame
1325 Sumatriptan
1326 Sunitinib
1327 Sutilains
1328 T cell receptor antibody
1329 Tacrine
1330 Tacrolimus
1331 Tadalafil and its structural analogues
1332 Tafluprost
1333 Taliglucerase alfa
1334 Tamoxifen
1335 Tamsulosin
1336 Tasonermin
1337 Tazarotene
1338 Tazobactam
1339 Tegafur
1340 Tegaserod
1341 Teicoplanin
1342 Telaprevir
1343 Telbivudine
1344 Telithromycin
1345 Telmisartan
1346 Temozolomide
1347 Temsirolimus
1348 Tenecteplase
1349 Teniposide
1350 Tenofovir
1351 Tenoxicam
1352 Terazosin
1353 Terbinafine
1354 Terbutaline
1355 Terfenadine
1356 Teriparatide
1357 Terlipressin
1358 Terodiline
1359 Testolactone
1360 Testosterone
1361 Tetanus antitoxin
1362 Tetanus toxoid
1363 Tetanus vaccine
1364 Tetrabenazine
1365 Tetracosactrin
1366 Tetracycline
1367 Tetroxoprim
1368 Thenyldiamine
1369 Theophylline
1370 Thiethylperazine
1371 Thioacetazone
1372 Thioguanine
1373 Thioproperazine
1374 Thioridazine
1375 Thiotepa
1376 Thiothixene
1377 Thiouracil
1378 Thymoxamine
1379 Thyroid
1380 Thyrotrophin
1381 Thyrotrophin-releasing factor
1382 Thyroxine
1383 Tiagabine
1384 Tiaprofenic acid
1385 Tiaramide
1386 Tibolone
1387 Ticagrelor
1388 Ticarcillin
1389 Ticlopidine
1390 Tiemonium
1391 Tigecycline
1392 Tiludronic acid
1393 Timolol
1394 Tinidazole
1395 Tinzaparin
1396 Tioconazole
1397 Tiotropium
1398 Tipepidine
1399 Tiprinavir
1400 Tirilazad
1401 Tirofiban
1402 Tobramycin
1403 Tocainide
1404 Tocilizumab
1405 Tolazamide
1406 Tolazoline
1407 Tolbutamide
1408 Tolcapone
1409 Tolfenamic acid
1410 Tolmetin
1411 Tolonium
1412 Tolpropamine
1413 Tolterodine
1414 Tolvaptan
1415 Topiramate
1416 Topotecan
1417 Torasemide
1418 Toremifene
1419 Tramadol
1420 Trandolapril
1421 Tranexamic acid
1422 Tranylcypromine
1423 Trastuzumab
1424 Travoprost
1425 Trazodone
1426 Treosulphan
1427 Treprostinil
1428 Trestolone
1429 Tretinoin
1430 Triacetyloleandomycin
1431 Triamcinolone
1432 Triamterene
1433 Triaziquone
1434 Trichlormethiazide
1435 Trichloroacetic acid
1436 Triclofos
1437 Trifluoperazine
1438 Trifluperidol
1439 Triflupromazine
1440 Trimeprazine
1441 Trimethoprim
1442 Trimipramine
1443 Trioxysalen
1444 Triple antigen vaccine
1445 Triprolidine
1446 Triptorelin
1447 Troglitazone
1448 Trometamol
1449 Tropicamide
1450 Tropisetron
1451 Trovafloxacin
1452 Troxidone
1453 Tryptophan
1454 Tuberculin
1455 Tuberculosis vaccine
1456 Tulobuterol
1457 Typhoid vaccine
1458 Unoprostone
1459 Urapidil
1460 Urofollitropin
1461 Urokinase
1462 Ursodeoxycholic acid
1463 Ustekinumab
1464 Vaccinia virus vaccine
1465 Valaciclovir
1466 Valdecoxib
1467 Valganciclovir
1468 Valnoctamide
1469 Valproic acid
1470 Valsartan
1471 Vancomycin
1472 Vardenafil and its structural analogues
1473 Varenicline
1474 Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
1475 Vasopressin
1476 Velaglucerase alfa
1477 Vemurafenib
1478 Venlafaxine
1479 Verapamil
1480 Vernakalant
1481 Verteporfin
1482 Vidarabine
1483 Vigabatrin
1484 Vildagliptin
1485 Viloxazine
1486 Vinblastine
1487 Vincamine
1488 Vincristine
1489 Vindesine
1490 Vinflunine
1491 Vinorelbine
1492 Visnadine
1493 Vitamin A
1494 Vitamin D
1495 Voriconazole
1496 Vorinostat
1497 Warfarin
1498 Xamoterol
1499 Xanthinol nicotinate
1500 Ximelagatran
1501 Xipamide
1502 Yellow fever vaccine
1503 Yohimbine
1504 Zafirlukast
1505 Zalcitabine
1506 Zaleplon
1507 Zanamivir
1508 Zidovudine
1509 Zimeldine
1510 Zinc ziprasidone
1511 Zoledronic acid
1512 Zolmitriptan
1513 Zolpidem
1514 Zonisamide
1515 Zopiclone
1516 Zoxazolamine
1517 Zuclopenthixol
Rebecca Kitteridge,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette, permit certain pharmacists to prescribe the specified prescription medicines. To be permitted to do so, pharmacists must satisfy the requirements of the regulations relating to competence, qualifications, and training for pharmacist prescribers.
The Pharmacy Council must specify details of the competence, qualifications, and training requirements for pharmacist prescribers by notice in the Gazette.
Persons not meeting those requirements must not prescribe the medicines listed in the Schedule. A person who does so (unless authorised to prescribe the medicine under another enactment) commits an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $500.
Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.
Date of notification in Gazette: 6 June 2013.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Health.
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