Documents and forms to print or download – medicines and poisons regulation

The following documents and forms are available to print or download.

Application and notification forms

• Notification of lost or stolen prescriptions (This link now connects to an online form)
• Application for a permit to treat a patient with Schedule 8 drugs
• Notification of drug dependent person
• Notification of drug dependent person - for prison use only
• Application for a warrant to obtain, use, supply or prescribe ovulatory stimulants
• Application for a warrant to obtain, use, supply or prescribe prostaglandins
• Application for a warrant to obtain, use, supply or prescribe retinoids
• Application for a warrant to obtain, use, supply or prescribe immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) (thalidomide or its analogues)

Documents showing key responsibilities for health practitioners

Matters that relate to many health practitioners

• Possession and storage (S4 and S8 poisons)

• Refrigerated storage for Schedule 8 medicines in Victoria

• Supply, administration and records (S4 and S8 poisons)
• Prescribing - requirements for health practitioners
• Criteria for lawful prescriptions in Victoria
• All reasonable steps and other key terms
• Schedule 2 and 3 poisons (OTC medicines)

Medical practitioners

• Medical practitioners - key requirements in Victoria
• Schedule 8 treatment permits - requirements in Victoria
• Psychostimulants - special Schedule 8 poisons for ADHD and narcolepsy
• Treating a drug-dependent person - key requirements in Victoria
• Oxycodone tamper-resistant tablets

Pharmacists

• Pharmacists - interventions and reporting requirements 
• Dispensing medicines
• Managing schedule 8 poisons
• Issues relating to SafeScript
• Pharmacotherapy self-assessment - for pharmacists providing ORT
• Supply to residential aged care 

Nurses and midwives

• Nurses and midwives - key legislative requirements in Victoria
• Nurses and midwives with registration endorsements – other legislative requirements
• Authorised registered nurses - rural and isolated practice

Health service providers

• Guidance for the management of drugs of dependence
• Application for a condition on a Victorian health service permit relating to standing orders

Other registered health practitioners

• Dentists (and other registered dental practitioners) - key requirements in Victoria
• Optometrists (and orthoptists) - key requirements in Victoria
• Podiatrists - key requirements in Victoria
• Veterinary practitioners - key requirements in Victoria