Friday, December 7, 2012

Victorian Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act amended

from
Friday 30 November 2012

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
APPROVAL UNDER SECTION 14A(1)


Pursuant to section 14A(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (‘the
Act’), I, David Davis, Minister for Health, hereby approve the Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 poisons or
classes of Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 poisons that are listed in the tables below for the purposes of
the authorisation under section 13(1)(bc) of the Act, of a registered midwife whose registration is
endorsed under section 94 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.

In relation to the substances listed in Table 5 below, this approval is limited to use for the
purposes of an emergency or for intrapartum purposes only.

This approval takes effect from the date of publication in the Victoria Government Gazette.

Table 1: Schedule 2 Poisons by SUSMP LISTING/NAME
 Drug
Clotrimazole
Ibuprofen
Miconazole
Nystatin
Paracetamol

Table 2: Schedule 3 Poisons by SUSMP LISTING/NAME
Drug
Adrenaline
Chloramphenicol
Clotrimazole
Codeine
Fluconazole
Ibuprofen
Levonorgestrel
Miconazole
Nystatin
Paracetamol

Table 3: Schedule 4 Poisons by SUSMP LISTING/NAME
Drug
Benzylpenicillin
Cabergoline
Cephalexin
Cephalothin
Clindamycin
Clotrimazole
Diclofenac
Domperidone
Ethinyloestradiol

SPECIAL
Drug
Etonogestrel
Flucloxacillin
Fluconazole
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Ibuprofen
Immunoglobulins
Influenza Vaccine
Levonorgestrel
Lignocaine
Lincomycin
Medroxyprogesterone
Metoclopramide
Nitrofurantoin
Nitrous Oxide
Norethisterone
Ondansetron
Vaccines

Table 4: Schedule 8 Poisons by SUSMP LISTING/NAME
Drug
Morphine

Emergency and Intrapartum USE Only
Table 5: Schedule 4 Poisons by SUSMP LISTING/NAME

Drug
Betamethasone
Ergometrine
Misoprostol
Nifedipine
Oxytocin


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