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Vet prescribing medication

  • 10-04-2009 03:22PM
    #1
    sh_o
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭


    Just curious....

    Can anyone point me to where the authority or restrictions on a Vet prescribing medication for an animal arises?
    Is there a restriction on a Vet providing a written prescription for a person then to seek the meds elsewhere?
    Can someone point me to the section(s) that are relevant in that regard.

    If such a restriction exists, would it be anti competitive ,or justifiable?

    Thanks


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    dermot_sheehan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭dermot_sheehan


    Section 1 Misuse of Drugs Act 1977
    "practitioner" means a registered medical practitioner, a registered dentist and a registered veterinary surgeon;

    section 4 Misuse of Drugs Act
    4.—(1) The Minister may make regulations enabling any person, or persons of a prescribed class or description, in prescribed circumstances or for prescribed purposes, to possess a controlled drug subject to such conditions (if any), or subject to and in accordance with such licence, as may be prescribed.
    (2) Subject to section 13 of this Act, the Minister shall exercise his power to make regulations under this section so as to secure that it is not unlawful under this Act for a practitioner or pharmacist to have a controlled drug in his possession for the purpose of his profession or business.


    Regulation 7 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988 SI 328 of 1988
    7. (1) A practitioner or pharmacist may, when acting in his capacity as such, for the purpose of his profession or business—
    (a) supply or offer to supply any drug specified in Schedules 2, 3, 4 or 5 to any person who may lawfully have that drug in his possession, or
    (b) manufacture or compound any such drug.


    Regulation 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988
    "prescription" means a prescription issued by a registered medical practitioner for the medical treatment of an individual, by a registered dentist for the dental treatment of an individual or by a registered veterinary surgeon for the purposes of animal treatment

    Regulation 9 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988

    9. (1) A person who, by virtue of these Regulations, is authorised to produce, supply or offer to supply any drug specified in Schedules 2, 3, or 4 may in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations have such drug in his possession.
    (2) A person may have in his possession any drug specified in Schedules 2 or 3 for administration for medical, dental or veterinary purposes in accordance with the directions of a practitioner;
    provided that this sub-article shall not have effect in the case of a person to whom the drug has been supplied by or on the prescription of a registered medical practitioner if—
    (a) that person was then being supplied with any controlled drug by or on the prescription of another registered medical practitioner and failed to disclose that fact to the first mentioned registered medical practitioner before the supply by him or on his prescription; or
    (b) that person or any other person on his behalf made a declaration or statement which was false in any particular for the purpose of obtaining the supply or prescription.


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