Recently the NSW Government passed new regulations allowing for the supply of medicines based on the image of a prescription. In this podcast session Anne Davis, NSW&ACT Faculty Manager is joined by Monique Reyes, Principal Project Officer for the Review of Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Legislation, Legal regulatory Services at NSW Ministry of Health to detail these temporary measures that have been put in place to support patients, prescribers and pharmacists during COVID-19.

Resources:

List of medicines in Appendix D in NSW: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pharmaceutical/Pages/sch4d.aspx

Factsheet for prescribers: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pharmaceutical/Factsheets/prescribers-prescription-factsheet.pdf

This episode was recorded on Wednesday 22 April 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.