Poisons Amendment Regulations 2004 (WA)

5 October 2004 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4309

HE301*

Poisons Act 1964

Poisons Amendment Regulations 2004

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Poisons Amendment
Regulations 2004.

2.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Poisons
Regulations 1965*.

[* Reprint 7 as at 10 January 2003.

For amendments to 30

August 2004 see Western Australian Legislation Information Tables for

2003, Table 4, p. 289.]

having the same effect —

3.             Regulation 38D amended

Regulation 38D(1a) is amended by deleting "a statement as follows —" and inserting instead

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a warning in the following words, or other words
having the same effect —

4.            Regulation 38F amended

Regulation 38F(1a) is amended by deleting "a statement as follows —" and inserting instead

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a warning in the following words, or other words

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5.            Regulation 38G amended

(1)	Regulation 38G(2) is amended by deleting "a statement as follows -" and inserting instead -
"

a warning in the following words, or other words

having the same effect -

(2) Regulation 38G(2) is amended by deleting "DO NOT USE IF
PREGNANT OR LIKELY TO BECOME PREGNANT".

6.           Regulations 380 and 38P inserted

After regulation 38N the following regulations are inserted

380. Bosentan for human use

(1) Bosentan or a substance containing bosentan shall not

be prescribed except -

(a)	by a physician; or
(b)	by any other medical practitioner authorised in writing by the Commissioner of Health.

(2) Where bosentan or a substance containing bosentan is

supplied in accordance with a prescription under
subregulation (I) the supplier shall ensure that the
container in which the bosentan or the substance
containing bosentan is supplied is labelled with a
warning in the following words, or other words having

the same effect -

"WARNING - CAUSES BIRTH DEFECTS".

(3) A physician, or other medical practitioner, who

prescribes bosentan or a substance containing bosentan

shall ensure that the possibility of pregnancy has been excluded prior to the commencement of treatment and	that the patient is informed that she must not become
pregnant during or for a period of 3 months after completion of treatment.

38P.	Teripatatide for human use
Teriparatide or a substance containing teriparatide shall not be prescribed except -

(a)

by a physician, a rheumatologist, a geriatrician; or

(b) by any other medical practitioner authorised in writing by the Commissioner of Health.

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7.            Regulation 40 amended

Regulation 40(laa) is amended in the Table by inserting the following items in their respective appropriate numerical position

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regulation 380 regulation 38P

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.