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Running Head: LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIESLegal responsibilities of administering schedule 8 medication.NameAffiliationInstructorDate
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2Legal Responsibilities Legal responsibilities of administering schedule 8 medication.CASE ONEJanet has just completed a course in Pharmacology. She wants to open up a pharmacy andhas sought advice from you on what she has to consider before venturing into the business. Advise her. 1.What are some of the restrictions imposed by Schedule8?2.What are the Requirements by the Australian States for getting Authority to provide a prescription of Section 8 medicines?3.Importance of medical approvals.What are some of the restrictions imposed by Schedule8?According to the Poisons Standard. Section 8 drugs are known as drugs of addiction and they include ketamine, buprenorphine as well as fentanyl. These drugs are mainly used for analgesia and anesthesia. In Australia, these medicines are defined by the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons and as such, they are under strict regulations since they can be highly misused. Similarly, they have high rates if psychological or physical dependence. This leads to the need for their restriction on prescription. As such, they have to be documented, destroyed or dispersed in a specific manner especially in compliance with regulations in every state. The restriction imposed in Section 8 medicines is
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3Legal Responsibilities not similar to the one imposed in Section 4 medicines because the latter are under the category of other prescription-only drugs. This means that the standardization of these drugs varies from one state to the other, (Morgan, 2017). In Australia, there is no centralized body that handles the regulation of Section 8 medicines. However, the Therapeutic Goods Administration governs the regulation of medicines nationally and other states have their own regulations that are pegged on the Therapeutic Goods regulation. As such, there are different legislations and interpretations that relate to Section 8 drugs. It is worth noting that there are legal requirements that have to be adhered to when getting authority and writing specific prescriptions for Section 8 drugs. Question 2: what are the Requirements by the Australian States for getting Authority toprovide a prescription of Section 8 medicines?In the Australian Capital Authority, a Chief Health Officer is tasked with giving authority to medical personnel who need to prescribe a Section 8 drug for more than two months, the patient that is receiving the prescription should also have received prescriptions in a period of two months previously. This can also apply to the prescription of drugs to drug-dependent patients. It is essential for one to have a clear indication that the drugs have been authorized, this can be done by indicating the Clinical Health Officer’s Approval number followed by an identifying number as part of the prescription. These numbers are only given by a Clinical Health Officer.Question 3: importance of medical approvals.
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4Legal Responsibilities By having controlled medical approvals, a medical practitioner can prescribe Section 8 drugs to patients diagnosed with short-term illnesses and this should be for less than two months. As such, one must indicate ‘Standing short-term approval ’, (Kluthe et al., 2018)CASE 2Peter operates a pharmacy in the Suburbs of Sydney. Recently, the local authority requested to have records of stock within his pharmacy as well as classification of all medicines he has. Should he present the records or go against the orders?1.What are the existing Classification of Section 8 medicines?2.Outline the existing Operative Directives3.What is the importance of Keeping of Records?Question 1: What are the existing Classification of Section 8 medicines? Medicines under Section 8 can be classified as being restricted or unrestricted. Someof the substances that have been restricted include buprenorphine, methadone liquid, lisdexamfetamine, dexamphetamine, and methylphenidate. When it comes to their supply, Clinical Health Officers that have authorization can only give authorization for patients to receive such medications under Section 8. This has to be in writing. For one to start supply, he or she has to be in the field of psychiatrists, pediatricians, neurologists as well as training registers, (Maston et al., 2017). For other suppliers to undertake the supply, these
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