intro to sale and supply of CDs

What’s the misuse of drugs regulations 2001? What does it cover?

Regulation allowing for lawful possession of controlled illegal drugs for legitimate purposes

Covers prescribing all way to disposal of controlled drugs, preventing misuse

More on what the regulation allows for

Allows for use of specific CDs as medicines but under strict legal control

Uses of CDs

Pain relief, palliative care, epilepsy, alcohol and drug withdrawal, methadone substitution scheme and more

Schedules of control of CDs

Restrictions to records of supply of Sch 2 CDs

must be kept in controlled drugs register

Drugs with safe custody requirements (storage requirement in unit like locked CD cabinet)

-all Sch 2 CDs (except quinalbarbitone and temazepam)

-Diethyipropion, buprenorphine and flunitrazepam from Sch 3.

How long are Sch 1,2,3,4 CD Rx’s valid for?

28 days only

How long are Sch 5 CD Rx’s valid for? + e.g’s

6 months (like standard)

pholcodine, codeine

Can emergency supply be made for Sch 1,2,3 CDs? What’s the exception?

No, except phenobarbitone for treatment of epilepsy