Poisons Amendment (Fentanyl Lozenges) Regulations 2008


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Poisons Amendment (Fentanyl Lozenges) Regulations 2008

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Poisons Act 1971 .

11 August 2008

PETER G. UNDERWOOD

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

LARA GIDDINGS

Minister for Health and Human Services

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Poisons Amendment (Fentanyl Lozenges) Regulations 2008 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Poisons Regulations 2002 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 18 amended (Prescription for certain narcotic substances to be issued only on authority of Secretary)

Regulation 18(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraph:
(da) fentanyl lozenges, except in the case of a patient with cancer;

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 20 August 2008

These regulations are administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Poisons Regulations 2002 by including fentanyl lozenges in a list of narcotic substances that must not be issued to a patient without the authority of the Secretary.