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Medicines Act 1981

Dealings with medicines and medical devices - Restrictions on operation of pharmacies

42B: Security of pharmacies

You could also call this:

"Keeping medicines safe in pharmacies"

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You need to keep prescription medicines and restricted medicines in a pharmacy safe. You must store them in a way that stops the public from easily getting to them. You also need to keep medicines in storage safe from the public. You can still give medicines to people if you are a pharmacist or someone a pharmacist has authorised. There are other rules you must follow, like those in section 47 or in regulations made under this Act. These rules are extra rules you must follow to keep medicines safe.

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Part 2Dealings with medicines and medical devices
Restrictions on operation of pharmacies

42BSecurity of pharmacies

  1. Every person who operates a pharmacy must ensure that every prescription medicine or restricted medicine in the pharmacy is at all times secured in a way that prevents the public gaining ready access to the medicine.

  2. Every person who operates a pharmacy must ensure that all medicines held in storage for the purposes of the pharmacy are secured in a way that prevents the public gaining access to the medicines.

  3. Subsections (1) and (2) do not prevent a pharmacist engaged at the pharmacy or another person authorised by a pharmacist engaged at the pharmacy, from supplying any medicine to a member of the public.

  4. The requirements imposed by subsections (1) and (2) are in addition to the requirements imposed by section 47 or any regulations made under this Act.

Notes
  • Section 42B: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Medicines Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 50).