1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Amendment Regulation 2022.2CommencementThis regulation commences on 1 July 2022.3Regulation amendedThis regulation amends the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021.4Amendment of s 84 (Sending prescription electronically)(1)Section 84(2), ‘for a diversion-risk medicine’—omit.(2)Section 84(3), from ‘Before’ to ‘steps’—omit, insert—If the medicine is a diversion-risk medicine, the prescriber must take all reasonable steps, before sending the digital copy,5Amendment of s 87 (Additional content of written prescription for S8 medicine)Section 87(2)(a), ‘both’—omit, insert—if the prescription is a paper prescription—both6Amendment of s 159 (Amounts when selling S4 medicine)Section 159(a), ‘the minimum standard pack’—omit, insert—the smallest available size of a manufacturer’s pack of the medicine7Amendment of s 195 (Definitions for part)Section 195, definition shared clinic, ‘to more than 1 person’—omit.8Amendment of sch 1 (Extended practice authorities and departmental standards)Schedule 1, part 1, entry for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners, ‘1’—omit, insert—29Amendment of sch 2 (Categories of medicines)Schedule 2, part 1—omit, insert—Part 1Restricted medicinesDivision 1Medicines for human useThe following medicines for human use—
  • acitretin
  • ambrisentan
  • bexarotene
  • bosentan
  • buprenorphine for treating opioid dependency
  • clomifene
  • clozapine
  • corifollitropin alfa
  • cyclofenil or another substance prepared to stimulate ovulation
  • dinoprost
  • dinoprostone
  • enzalutamide
  • etretinate
  • follitropin alpha
  • follitropin beta
  • hydroxychloroquine
  • isotretinoin for oral use
  • ivermectin other than a preparation in oral tablet form for treating a condition shown as an approved indication on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods for treatment with ivermectin in oral tablet form
  • luteinising hormone
  • macitentan
  • methadone for treating opioid dependency
  • riociguat
  • sodium oxybate
  • teriparatide
  • thalidomide
  • tretinoin for oral use
  • urofollitropin (human follicle stimulating hormone)
    • Division 2Other medicines
  • amfetamines
  • lenalidomide
  • methylphenidate
  • pomalidomide
    • 10Amendment of sch 6 (Medical practitioners and assistants)(1)Schedule 6, sections 22, 32 and 58, ‘human’—omit.(2)Schedule 6, section 22, items 1 to 4, before ‘thalidomide’—insert—restricted ivermectin,(3)Schedule 6, part 2—insert—Division 5AGastroenterologists and hepatologists26AClass of personA medical practitioner who is a specialist registrant in gastroenterology and hepatology.26BDealing authorisedColumn 1DealingColumn 2MedicineColumn 3Scope of dealing1prescriberestricted ivermectin2give a treatment doserestricted ivermectin3dispenserestricted ivermectin4administerrestricted ivermectin5give a purchase orderstock of restricted ivermectinthe stock is not for a specified place6possessrestricted ivermectin
    (4)Schedule 6, section 36, items 1 to 6, after ‘hydroxychloroquine’—insert—, restricted ivermectin(5)Schedule 6, section 47, items 1 to 6, after ‘hydroxychloroquine’—insert—, restricted ivermectin(6)Schedule 6, section 52—omit, insert—52Dealing authorised1prescribeambrisentan, bosentan, macitentan, riociguat or sodium oxybate2give a treatment doseambrisentan, bosentan, macitentan, riociguat or sodium oxybate3dispenseambrisentan, bosentan, macitentan, riociguat or sodium oxybate4administerambrisentan, bosentan, macitentan, riociguat or sodium oxybate5give a purchase orderstock of a medicine mentioned in this columnthe stock is not for a specified place6possessa medicine mentioned in this column
    11Amendment of sch 8 (Ocular treatment professions)(1)Schedule 8, section 1, definition optometry guidelines, ‘10 September 2018’—omit, insert—10 December 2021(2)Schedule 8, section 3, item 1, column 2, ‘appendix B’—omit, insert—appendix A12Amendment of sch 22 (Dictionary)(1)Schedule 22—insert—Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods means the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods maintained under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth).restricted ivermectin means a restricted medicine that is ivermectin.(2)Schedule 22, definition adrenaline (epinephrine) autoinjector, paragraph (b), from ‘maintained’ to ‘(Cwlth)’—omit.(3)Schedule 22, definition registered medicine, from ‘maintained’ to ‘(Cwlth)’—omit.