July 2024 update for QLD endorsed prescribers

July 2024 update for QLD endorsed prescribers

4 Jul 2024

July 2024 update for QLD endorsed prescribers
 

Amendments to the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021 (MPMR) will come into effect in Queensland starting 1 July 2024.

In accordance with Section 41 of the Medicines and Poisons Act (MPA), Podiatrists who hold endorsement for scheduled medicines must check QScript before:

  • prescribing a monitored medicine
  • dispensing a monitored medicine
  • giving a treatment dose of a monitored medicine

However, the new amendments will exempt practitioners from this requirement in certain circumstances.

Relevant practitioners are specified in Schedule 18, Part 1 of the MPMR as:

  • dentists
  • medical practitioners
  • nurse practitioners
  • endorsed midwives
  • pharmacists and intern pharmacists
  • endorsed podiatrists and podiatric surgeons

Make sure you're up-to-date with these changes to ensure compliance.

See more details and resources for health practitioners here >>
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