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Medicines (Designated Pharmacist Prescribers) Regulations 2013

Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 4th day of June 2013

Present: The Right Hon John Key presiding in Council

Pursuant to sections 105 and 105B of the Medicines Act 1981, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice of the Min- ister of Health tendered after consultation with the organisations or bodies appearing to the Minister to be representative of persons likely to be substantially affected, and acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Contents Page 1 Title 2 2 Commencement 2 3 Purpose 2 4 Interpretation 2 5 Authority to prescribe specified prescription medicines 3 6 Requirements for commencing to prescribe for first time 3 7 Other training to be undertaken 4 8 Assessment of competence to be completed 4 9 Gazette notices 4

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10 Prohibition against prescribing specified prescription 5 medicines Schedule 5 Specified prescription medicines (excluding controlled drugs)

Regulations 1 Title These regulations are the Medicines (Designated Pharmacist Prescribers) Regulations 2013.

2 Commencement These regulations come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.

3 Purpose The purpose of these regulations is— (a) to authorise pharmacists who meet the specified re- quirements for competence, qualifications, and training to be pharmacist prescribers for the purpose of pre- scribing the specified prescription medicines; and (b) to set out the competence, qualifications, and training requirements applying to pharmacist prescribers; and (c) to prohibit pharmacist prescribers from prescribing spe- cified prescription medicines if they fail to comply with those requirements; and (d) to make non-compliance with those requirements an of- fence; and (e) to enable the Pharmacy Council— (i) to accredit appropriate training courses for pharmacist prescribers; and (ii) to ensure the ongoing competence of pharmacist prescribers.

4 Interpretation (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— Act means the Medicines Act 1981

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pharmacist prescriber means a designated prescriber who— (a) is a pharmacist registered, or deemed to be registered, with the Pharmacy Council under the Health Practition- ers Competence Assurance Act 2003; and (b) is permitted by the Pharmacy Council to practise within the scope of practice of a pharmacist prescriber Pharmacy Council means the body corporate established under that name by section 114(5) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 prescription medicine means a medicine declared to be a pre- scription medicine by regulations made under the Act or by a notice given under section 106 of the Act specified prescription medicines means the prescription medicines listed in the Schedule. (2) A term or expression defined in the Act and used, but not de- fined, in these regulations has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

5 Authority to prescribe specified prescription medicines A pharmacist prescriber may prescribe a specified prescription medicine if he or she meets— (a) the requirements of regulation 6; and (b) the additional requirements (if relevant) of regulations 7 and 8 for prescribing the medicine.

6 Requirements for commencing to prescribe for first time Before prescribing a specified prescription medicine for the first time, a pharmacist prescriber must— (a) obtain the qualification required for pharmacists speci- fied by the Pharmacy Council by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of these regulations; and (b) successfully complete the training specified by the Phar- macy Council by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of these regulations; and (c) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Pharmacy Council that he or she is sufficiently knowledgeable to safely prescribe the specified prescription medicines; and

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(d) be permitted by the Pharmacy Council to practise within the scope of practice of a pharmacist prescriber.

7 Other training to be undertaken Before prescribing a specified prescription medicine, a pharmacist prescriber must— (a) successfully undertake training (if any) specified by the Pharmacy Council by notice in the Gazette for the pur- poses of these regulations; and (b) do so within the periods, or at the times, specified for the purpose in the notice, if the training is of an ongoing nature.

8 Assessment of competence to be completed Before prescribing a specified prescription medicine, a pharmacist prescriber must— (a) successfully complete any assessment of his or her com- petence to prescribe the specified prescription medicine as may be specified by the Pharmacy Council by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of these regulations; and (b) do so within the periods, or at the times, specified for the purpose in the notice, if the assessment is to be com- pleted at regular intervals.

9 Gazette notices (1) For the purposes of these regulations, a notice in the Gazette— (a) comes into force on the day after the date of its publi- cation or on a later date specified for the purpose in the notice; and (b) may provide that it expires, if not revoked sooner, with the close of a specified day. (2) Within 5 working days after the date of publication of a notice in the Gazette for the purposes of these regulations, and while the notice remains in force, the Pharmacy Council must ensure that an up-to-date version of the notice is available— (a) on the Internet; and (b) at the office of the Pharmacy Council during business hours, so that members of the public may— (i) inspect the notice free of charge:

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(ii) obtain a copy of the notice for a reasonable fee.

10 Prohibition against prescribing specified prescription medicines (1) No pharmacist may prescribe a specified prescription medicine unless he or she— (a) complies with the requirements of regulations 6, 7, and 8; or (b) prescribes that medicine in accordance with another en- actment. (2) A person commits an offence if he or she contravenes or fails to comply with subclause (1). (3) The offence is punishable on conviction by a fine not exceed- ing $500.

Schedule r 4 Specified prescription medicines (excluding controlled drugs) The substances listed in this schedule are specified prescription medicines for the purposes of these regulations, but only— (a) if they are declared to be prescription medicines by regulations made under the Act or by notice given under section 106 of the Act; and (b) in the forms and for the purposes for which they are declared to be prescription medicines.

1 Aminolevulinic acid 2 Abacavir 3 Abatacept 4 Abciximab 5 Acamprosate 6 Acarbose 7 Acebutolol 8 Acepromazine

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9 Acetarsol 10 Acetazolamide 11 12 13 Aciclovir 14 Acipimox 15 Acitretin 16 Aconitum spp. 17 Acrivastine 18 Adalimumab 19 Adapalene 20 Adefovir 21 Adenosine 22 Adinazolam 23 Adiphenine 24 Adrenaline 25 Afamelanotide 26 Aflibercept 27 Agalsidase 28 29 Alatrofloxacin 30 Albendazole 31 Albumin 32 Alclofenac 33 Alclometasone 34 35 Aldesleukin 36 37 Alefacept 38 Alemtuzumab 39 Alendronic acid 40 Alfacalcidol 41 Alfuzosin 42 Alglucerase

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43 Alglucosidase 44 Aliskiren 45 Allergen extracts 46 Allopurinol 47 Allyloestrenol 48

49 Alpha1-proteinase inhibitor 50 51 Alprostadil 52 Alteplase 53 Altretamine 54 55 Ambenonium 56 Ambrisentan 57 Ambucetamide 58 Amcinonide 59 Amethocaine 60 Amfebutamone 61 Amifostine 62 Amikacin 63 64 Aminocaproic acid 65 66 Aminophenazone 67 Aminophylline 68 Aminopterin 69 Aminosalicylic acid 70 71 Amiphenazole 72 73 74 75 Ammonium bromide 76 Amodiaquine

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77 Amorolfine 78 79 Amoxycillin 80 Amphomycin 81 Amphotericin 82 Ampicillin 83 Amprenavir 84 Amrinone 85 Amsacrine 86 Amyl nitrite 87 Amylocaine 88 Anagrelide 89 Anakinra 90 91 Ancestim 92 Ancrod and its immunoglobulin antidote 93 94 95 Anidulafungin 96 Anistreplase 97 Antazoline 98 Antimony 99 Apixaban 100 101 Apraclonidine 102 Aprepitant 103 Aprotinin 104 Argipressin 105 106 Artemether 107 108 109 Asparaginase 110 Aspirin

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111 Astemizole 112 Atazanavir 113 Atenolol 114 115 Atorvastatin 116 Atovaquone 117 118 119 Atropine methonitrate 120 Auranofin 121 Aurothiomalate sodium 122 Aviptadil 123 Azacitidine 124 Azapropazone 125 Azatadine 126 Azathioprine 127 128 Azelastine 129 Azithromycin 130 Azlocillin 131 Aztreonam 132 Bacampicillin 133 Bacitracin 134 135 Balsalazide 136 Bambuterol 137 Basiliximab 138 139 Becaplermin 140 Beclamide 141 Beclomethasone 142 Belatacept 143 Belimumab 144 Benazepril

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145 Bendrofluazide 146 Benethamine penicillin 147 Benorylate 148 Benperidol 149 Benserazide 150 Benzathine penicillin 151 152 Benzhexol 153 154 Benzoyl metronidazole 155 Benzoyl peroxide 156 Benzthiazide 157 158 Benzylpenicillin 159 160 Beractant 161 Beta carotene 162 Betahistine 163 Betamethasone 164 Betaxolol 165 Bethanechol 166 Bethanidine 167 Bevacizumab 168 Bevantolol 169 Bexarotene 170 Bezafibrate 171 172 Bifonazole 173 Bimatoprost 174 175 Bismuth 176 Bisoprolol 177 Bithionol 178 Bivalirudin

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179 Bleomycin 180 Boceprevir 181 Boron including borax and boric acid 182 Bortezomib 183 Bosentan 184 Botulinum toxins 185 186 Brimonidine 187 Brinzolamide 188 Bromazepam 189 190 191 Buclizine 192 Budesonide 193 Bufexamac 194 195 196 197 198 Buserelin 199 200 Busulphan 201 202 Butoconazole 203 204 Butyl aminobenzoate 205 Butylchloral hydrate 206 Cabazitaxel 207 208 Cacalia spp. 209 Calcipotriol 210 Calcitonin 211 Calcitriol 212 carbimide

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213 Calcium polystyrene sulphonate 214 Camazepam 215 Camphorated oil 216 Canakinumab 217 Candesartan 218 Candicidin 219 Capecitabine 220 Capreomycin 221 Captopril 222 Capuride 223 Carbachol 224 225 Carbenicillin 226 Carbenoxolone 227 Carbidopa 228 Carbimazole 229 Carboplatin 230 Carbromal 231 232 Carindacillin 233 234 Carmustine 235 Carvedilol 236 Caspofungin 237 Catumaxomab 238 Cefaclor 239 Cefamandole 240 Cefapirin 241 Cefazolin 242 Cefepime 243 Cefetamet 244 Cefixime 245 Cefodizime 246 Cefonicid

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247 Cefoperazone 248 Cefotaxime 249 Cefotetan 250 Cefotiam 251 Cefoxitin 252 Cefpirome 253 Cefpodoxime 254 Cefsulodin 255 Ceftaroline fosamil 256 Ceftazidime 257 Ceftibuten 258 Ceftriaxone 259 Cefuroxime 260 Celecoxib 261 Celiprolol 262 Cephaelis ipecacuanha 263 Cephalexin 264 Cephalothin 265 Cephradine 266 Cerivastatin 267 Certolizumab pegol 268 Cetirizine 269 270 Cetuximab 271 Chenodeoxycholic acid 272 Chloral hydrate 273 Chlorambucil 274 Chloramphenicol 275 Chlorcyclizine 276 Chlormethiazole 277 Chlormezanone 278 Chloroquine 279 Chlorothiazide 280

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281 Chlorpheniramine 282 283 284 285 286 Chlorquinaldol 287 Chlortetracycline 288 Chlorthalidone 289 290 Cholera vaccine 291 Choline salicylate 292 Chorionic gonadotrophin 293 Chymopapain 294 Ciclacillin 295 Ciclesonide 296 Ciclopirox 297 Cidofovir 298 Cilastatin 299 Cilazapril 300 Cilostazol 301 302 Cinacalcet 303 304 Cinoxacin 305 Ciprofloxacin 306 307 Cisplatin 308 309 Cladribine 310 Clarithromycin 311 Clavulanic acid 312 313 Clemizole 314 Clenbuterol

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315 316 Clidinium 317 Clindamycin 318 Clioquinol 319 Clobetasol 320 Clobetasone 321 Clocortolone 322 Clodronic acid 323 Clofarabine 324 Clofazimine 325 Clofibrate 326 Clomiphene 327 328 Clomocycline 329 Clonidine 330 Clopamide 331 Clopidogrel 332 Clorprenaline 333 Clotrimazole 334 Cloxacillin 335 Co-dergocrine 336 Colaspase 337 Colchicine 338 Colecalciferol 339 Colestipol 340 Colestyramine 341 Colfosceril 342 Colistin 343 Collagen 344 Corifollitropin alfa 345 Corticotrophin 346 Co-trimoxazole 347 Coumarin 348 Crystal violet

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349 Cyclandelate 350 351 352 353 Cyclopenthiazide 354 Cyclopentolate 355 Cyclophosphamide 356 357 Cyclosporin 358 359 360 361 Cysteamine 362 Cytarabine 363 Dabigatran 364 Dacarbazine 365 Daclizumab 366 Dactinomycin 367 Dalfopristin 368 Dalteparin 369 Danaparoid 370 371 Danthron 372 Dantrolene 373 Dapagliflozin propanediol 374 375 Dapsone 376 Daptomycin 377 Darbepoetin 378 Darifenacin 379 Darunavir 380 Dasatinib 381 Daunorubicin 382 Deanol

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383 Debrisoquine 384 Deferasirox 385 Deferiprone 386 Deflazacort 387 Degarelix 388 Dehydrocorticosterone 389 Delavirdine 390 Demeclocycline 391 Denosumab 392 Deoxycortone 393 Deoxyribonuclease 394 Desferrioxamine 395 396 Desirudin 397 Deslanoside 398 Desloratadine 399 Deslorelin 400 Desmopressin 401 402 Desonide 403 Desoximetasone 404 405 Dexamethasone 406 Dexchlorpheniramine 407 408 409 Di-iodohydroxy quinoline 410 411 Dibenzepin 412 Dibrompropamidine 413 Dichloralphenazone 414 Dichlorophen 415 Dichlorphenamide 416 Diclofenac

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417 Dicloxacillin 418 Dicyclomine 419 Didanosine 420 Dienoestrol 421 422 Diethylcarbamazine 423 Diflorasone 424 Diflucortolone 425 Diflunisal 426 427 Digoxin 428 Digoxin-specific antibody fragment 429 Dihydralazine 430 Dihydroergotoxine 431 Dihydrotachysterol 432 433 434 Dimercaprol 435 Dimethindene 436 Dimethothiazine 437 Dimethyl sulphoxide 438 Diperodon 439 Diphemanil 440 441 Diphenidol 442 443 Diphtheria toxoid 444 Diphtheria vaccine 445 Dipivefrin 446 Dipyridamole 447 Dirithromycin 448 Disopyramide 449 Distigmine 450 Disulfiram

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451 Dobutamine 452 Docetaxel 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 Doripenem 460 Dornase 461 Dorzolamide 462 Dothiepin 463 Doxapram 464 Doxazosin 465 466 Doxorubicin 467 Doxycycline 468 469 Dronedarone 470 Droperidol 471 472 Drotrecogin 473 474 475 Dydrogesterone 476 Econazole 477 Ecothiopate 478 Eculizumab 479 Edetic acid 480 Edoxudine 481 Edrophonium 482 Efalizumab 483 484 Eflornithine

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485 486 Eltrombopag olamine 487 Emetine 488 Emtricitabine 489 Enalapril 490 Enfuvirtide 491 Enoxacin 492 Enoxaparin 493 Enoximone 494 Enprostil 495 Entacapone 496 Entecavir 497 Epicillin 498 Epinastine 499 Epirubicin 500 Eplerenone 501 Epoetin alpha 502 Epoetin beta 503 Epoprostenol 504 Eprosartan 505 Eptifibatide 506 Ergocalciferol 507 508 Ergot 509 510 Eribulin mesylate 511 Erlotinib 512 Ertapenem 513 Erythromycin 514 Erythropoietin 515 516 Esmolol 517 Esomeprazole 518

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519 520 Etanercept 521 Ethacrynic acid 522 Ethambutol 523 Ethanolamine 524 Ethinyloestradiol 525 Ethionamide 526 527 Ethoglucid 528 529 Ethopropazine 530 Ethosuximide 531 Ethotoin 532 Ethoxzolamide 533 Ethynodiol 534 535 Etidronic acid 536 Etilefrine 537 Etodolac 538 Etofenamate 539 540 Etoposide 541 Etoricoxib 542 Etravirine 543 Etretinate 544 Everolimus 545 546 Exenatide 547 Ezetimibe 548 Factor VIII inhibitor bypassing fraction 549 Famciclovir 550 Famotidine 551 Fampridine 552 Felbinac

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553 554 Felypressin 555 Fenbufen 556 Fenclofenac 557 Fenofibrate 558 Fenoldopam 559 Fenoprofen 560 Ferric carboxymaltose 561 Fexofenadine 562 Fibrin 563 Fibrinolysin 564 Filgrastim 565 566 Fingolimod 567 568 Fleroxacin 569 Floctafenine 570 Fluanisone 571 Fluclorolone 572 Flucloxacillin 573 Fluconazole 574 Flucytosine 575 Fludarabine 576 Fludrocortisone 577 578 Flumazenil 579 Flumethasone 580 Flunisolide 581 Fluocinolone 582 Fluocinonide 583 Fluocortin 584 Fluocortolone 585 Fluorescein 586 Fluoride

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587 Fluorometholone 588 Fluorouracil 589 590 591 Flupenthixol 592 593 Flurazepam dihydrochloride 594 Flurbiprofen 595 Fluspirilene 596 597 Fluticasone 598 Fluvastatin 599 600 Folic acid 601 Folinic acid preparations 602 Follicle-stimulating hormone 603 Follistatin 604 Follitropin alpha 605 Follitropin beta 606 Follitropin gamma 607 Fomivirsen 608 Fondaparinux 609 610 Formoterol 611 Fosamprenavir 612 Fosaprepitant 613 Foscarnet 614 615 Fosinopril 616 Fosphenytoin 617 Fotemustine 618 Framycetin 619 620 Furazolidone

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621 622 Fusidic acid 623 624 625 Galsulfase 626 Ganciclovir 627 Ganirelix 628 Gatifloxacin 629 Gefitinib 630 Gemcitabine 631 Gemfibrozil 632 Gemifloxacin 633 Gemtuzumab ozogamicin 634 Gentamicin 635 636 Gestonorone 637 638 Glatiramer acetate 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 Glyceryl trinitrate 647 Glymidine 648 Golimumab 649 Gonadorelin 650 651 Gramicidin 652 653 Grepafloxacin 654 Griseofulvin

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655 Guaiphenesin 656 Guanabenz 657 Guanethidine 658 Guanidine 659 Haemophilus influenzae vaccine 660 Halcinonide 661 Halofantrine 662 663 Halquinol 664 Heparins 665 Hepatitis A vaccine 666 Hepatitis B vaccine 667 Hexachlorophane 668 Hexetidine 669 Hexobendine 670 Hexoprenaline 671 Histamine 672 Homatropine 673 Human chorionic gonadotrophin 674 Human papillomavirus vaccine 675 Human protein C 676 Hyaluronic acid 677 Hydralazine 678 Hydrargaphen 679 680 Hydrocortisone 681 Hydrocyanic acid 682 Hydroflumethiazide 683 Hydroquinone 684 Hydroxychloroquine 685 Hydroxyphenamate 686 Hydroxyprogesterone 687 Hydroxyurea 688

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689 Hylan polymer 690 Hyoscine 691 Hyoscine butylbromide 692 693 694 Hypromellose 695 Ibandronic acid 696 697 Ibritumomab tiuxetan 698 Ibuprofen 699 Ibuterol 700 701 Icatibant 702 Idarubicin 703 Idoxuridine 704 Idursulfase 705 Ifosfamide 706 Iloprost 707 Imatinib 708 Imiglucerase 709 Imipenem 710 711 Imiquimod 712 Immunoglobulin G 713 Immunoglobulin anti-Hepatitis B 714 Immunoglobulin anti-Human lymphocyte 715 Immunoglobulin human anti-tetanus 716 Immunoglobulin Zoster 717 Indacaterol 718 Indapamide 719 Indinavir 720 Indomethacin 721 Indoramin 722 Infliximab

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723 Influenza and coryza vaccines 724 Ingenol mebutate 725 Insulins 726 Interferon alpha 727 Interferon alpha-2alpha 728 Interferon alpha-2beta 729 Interferon beta-1alpha 730 Interferon beta-1beta 731 Interferon gamma-1beta 732 Interferon gamma-2alpha 733 Interleukin 2 human recombinant 734 Ipecacuanha 735 Ipilimumab 736 Ipratropium 737 Ipriflavone 738 Iprindole 739 Iproniazid 740 Irbesartan 741 Irinotecan 742 Iron 743 744 Isocarboxazid 745 Isoconazole 746 Isoetarine 747 Isometheptene 748 Isoniazid 749 Isoprenaline 750 Isoprinosine 751 Isopropamide 752 Isosorbide dinitrate 753 Isosorbide mononitrate 754 Isotretinoin 755 Isoxicam 756

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757 758 Itraconazole 759 Ivabradine 760 Ivermectin 761 Ixabepilone 762 Japanese encephalitis vaccine 763 Kanamycin 764 765 766 Ketoprofen 767 Ketorolac 768 769 Khellin 770 Labetalol 771 772 Lacosamide 773 Lamivudine 774 775 Lanreotide 776 Lansoprazole 777 Lanthanum 778 Lapatinib 779 Laronidase-rch 780 Laropiprant 781 Latamoxef 782 Latanoprost 783 784 Leflunomide 785 Lenalidomide 786 Lenograstim 787 Lepirudin 788 789 Letrozol 790 Leucovorin

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791 792 793 Levamisole 794 Levetiracetam 795 Levobunolol 796 797 Levocabastine 798 Levocetirizine 799 Levodopa 800 Levomepromazine 801 802 Levosimendan 803 804 Lignocaine 805 Linagliptin 806 Lincomycin 807 Lindane 808 Linezolid 809 Liothyronine 810 Liraglutide 811 Lisinopril 812 813 Lithium 814 Lixisenatide 815 Lodoxamide 816 Lofexidine 817 Lomefloxacin 818 Lomustine 819 820 Lopinavir 821 Loracarbef 822 Loratadine 823 Losartan 824 Lovastatin

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825 826 Lumefantrine 827 Lumiracoxib 828 Luteinising hormone 829 Lymecycline 830 Mafenide 831 832 Maraviroc 833 Measles vaccine 834 Mebanazine 835 Mebeverine 836 Mebhydrolin 837 Mebutamate 838 Mecamylamine 839 Mecasermin 840 Mecillinam 841 Meclocycline 842 Meclofenamate 843 Meclozine 844 Medigoxin 845 Medroxyprogesterone 846 Medrysone 847 848 Mefloquine 849 Mefruside 850 Megestrol 851 Melatonin 852 Meloxicam 853 Melphalan 854 855 Meningococcal vaccine 856 Mepacrine 857 Mepenzolate 858 Mephenesin

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859 Mephentermine 860 Mepindolol 861 Mepitiostane 862 863 864 865 Mequitazine 866 Mercaptopurine 867 Mercurochrome 868 Meropenem 869 Mesalazine 870 Mesna 871 872 873 Metaraminol 874 875 Metformin 876 Methacholine 877 Methacycline 878 Methanthelinium 879 Methazolamide 880 Methdilazine 881 Methicillin 882 Methimazole 883 Methisazone 884 Methixene 885 Methocarbamol 886 Methotrexate 887 Methoxamine 888 Methoxsalen 889 Methsuximide 890 Methyclothiazide 891 Methyl aminolevulinate 892 Methyl salicylate

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893 Methyldopa 894 895 896 897 Methylprednisolone 898 899 Methylthiouracil 900 901 902 Metolazone 903 Metoprolol 904 Metronidazole 905 Metyrapone 906 907 Mezlocillin 908 909 910 Miconazole 911 Midodrine 912 Miglitol 913 Miglustat 914 Milrinone 915 916 917 918 Misoprostol 919 Mitomycin 920 Mitoxantrone 921 Moclobemide 922 923 Molgramostim 924 925 Mometasone 926 Monobenzone

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927 Montelukast 928 Moricizine 929 Motretinide 930 Moxifloxacin 931 Mumps vaccine 932 Mupirocin 933 Muraglitazar 934 Muromonab 935 Mustine 936 Mycophenolic acid 937 Nabumetone 938 Nadolol 939 Nadroparin 940 Nafarelin 941 942 943 Nalidixic acid 944 945 946 947 Naproxen 948 949 Natalizumab 950 Natamycin 951 952 Nebivolol 953 Nedocromil 954 955 956 Nelfinavir 957 958 Nepafenac 959 Nesiritide 960 Netilmicin

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961 Nevirapine 962 Nialamide 963 964 965 966 Nicotine 967 Nicotinic acid 968 Nicoumalone 969 970 Nikethamide 971 Nilotinib 972 973 Nimesulide 974 975 976 Niridazole 977 978 Nitisinone 979 980 981 Nitrofurantoin 982 Nitrofurazone 983 984 Nitroxoline 985 Nizatidine 986 987 Noradrenaline 988 989 990 Norfloxacin 991 992 Noribogaine 993 994 Noxiptyline

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995 Nystatin 996 Octatropine 997 998 Oestradiol 999 Oestriol 1000 Oestrogens conjugated 1001 Oestrone 1002 Ofatumumab 1003 Ofloxacin 1004 1005 Oleandomycin 1006 Olmesartan 1007 Olopatadine 1008 Olsalazine 1009 Omalizumab 1010 Omeprazole 1011 1012 1013 Orciprenaline 1014 Orlistat 1015 Ornidazole 1016 Ornipressin 1017 1018 Oseltamivir 1019 Ouabain 1020 Oxacillin 1021 Oxaliplatin 1022 1023 Oxaprozin 1024 1025 Oxedrine 1026 1027 Oxiconazole 1028 Oxitropium

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1029 Oxolamine 1030 Oxolinic acid 1031 Oxpentifylline 1032 1033 Oxybuprocaine 1034 1035 1036 Oxyphenbutazone 1037 Oxyphencyclimine 1038 Oxyphenonium 1039 Oxytetracycline 1040 Paclitaxel 1041 Palifermin 1042 1043 Palivizumab 1044 1045 Pamidronic acid 1046 Pancreatic enzymes 1047 Panitumumab 1048 Pantoprazole 1049 Papaverine 1050 Paracetamol 1051 Paraldehyde 1052 Paramethadione 1053 Paramethasone 1054 Parecoxib 1055 Paricalcitol 1056 Paromomycin 1057 1058 Pazopanib 1059 Pefloxacin 1060 Pegaptanib 1061 Pegfilgrastim 1062 Peginterferon alfa-2alfa

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1063 Peginterferon alfa-2beta 1064 Pegvisomant 1065 Pemetrexed 1066 1067 Penciclovir 1068 Penicillamine 1069 Pentaerythrityl tetranitrate 1070 Pentagastrin 1071 1072 1073 Penthienate 1074 Pentosan polysulfate sodium 1075 Pentoxifylline 1076 1077 1078 Pericyazine 1079 Perindopril 1080 Permethrin 1081 1082 Pertussis antigen 1083 Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine 1084 1085 Phenacetin 1086 Phenazone 1087 Phenazopyridine 1088 Phenelzine 1089 Pheneticillin 1090 Phenformin 1091 Phenindione 1092 1093 Phenisatin 1094 Phenolphthalein 1095 1096 Phenoxymethylpenicillin

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1097 Phensuximide 1098 Phentolamine 1099 Phenylbutazone 1100 Phenylephrine 1101 1102 1103 Phthalylsulfathiazole 1104 Physostigmine 1105 Pilocarpine 1106 Pimecrolimus 1107 1108 1109 1110 Pioglitazone 1111 Pipemidic acid 1112 Pipenzolate 1113 Piperacillin 1114 Piperidolate 1115 Pipobroman 1116 Pipothiazine 1117 1118 Pirbuterol 1119 Pirenoxine 1120 Pirenzepine 1121 1122 Piroxicam 1123 Pirprofen 1124 Pitavastatin 1125 Pivampicillin 1126 1127 Plerixafor 1128 Plicamycin 1129 Pneumococcal vaccine 1130 Podophyllotoxin

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1131 Podophyllum emodi 1132 Podophyllum peltatum 1133 Poliomyelitis vaccine 1134 Polyestradiol 1135 Polymyxin 1136 Polythiazide 1137 Poractant alfa 1138 Posaconazole 1139 Potassium perchlorate 1140 Practolol 1141 Pralidoxime 1142 1143 Pramocaine 1144 1145 Prasugrel 1146 Pravastatin 1147 Praziquantel 1148 Prazosin 1149 Prednisolone 1150 Prednisone 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 Primaquine 1156 1157 Probenecid 1158 Probucol 1159 Procainamide 1160 1161 Procaine penicillin 1162 Procarbazine 1163 1164

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1165 1166 1167 Proguanil 1168 Promazine 1169 1170 Propafenone 1171 Propamidine 1172 Propantheline 1173 1174 Propylthiouracil 1175 Propyphenazone 1176 Proquazone 1177 Proscillaridin 1178 Protamine 1179 Prothionamide 1180 Prothipendyl 1181 Protirelin 1182 1183 1184 1185 Pulmonaria spp. 1186 Pyrazinamide 1187 Pyridinolcarbamate 1188 Pyridostigmine 1189 Pyridoxal 1190 Pyridoxamine 1191 Pyridoxine 1192 Pyrimethamine 1193 Pyrvinium 1194 Quazepam 1195 1196 Quinagolide 1197 Quinapril 1198 Quinethazone

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1199 1200 Quinine 1201 Quinisocaine 1202 Quinupristin 1203 Rabeprazole 1204 Rabies vaccine 1205 1206 Raltegravir 1207 Raltitrexed 1208 Ramipril 1209 Ranibizumab 1210 Ranitidine 1211 Rasagiline 1212 Rasburicase 1213 Razoxane 1214 1215 Remestemcel-L 1216 1217 1218 Reteplase 1219 Ribavirin 1220 Rifabutin 1221 Rifampicin 1222 Rifamycin 1223 Rifapentin 1224 Rifaximin 1225 Rilpivirine 1226 Rimexolone 1227 Rimiterol 1228 1229 Risedronic acid 1230 1231 Ritodrine 1232 Ritonavir

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1233 Rituximab 1234 Rivaroxaban 1235 Rivastigmine 1236 1237 Rofecoxib 1238 Roflumilast 1239 Rolitetracycline 1240 Romiplostim 1241 1242 1243 Rosiglitazone 1244 Rosoxacin 1245 Rosuvastatin 1246 Rotavirus vaccine 1247 1248 Roxithromycin 1249 Rubella vaccine 1250 Ruboxistaurin 1251 Rupatadine 1252 Salbutamol 1253 Salcatonin 1254 Salmeterol 1255 Sapropterin 1256 Saquinavir 1257 Saxagliptin 1258 Scopolia carniolica 1259 1260 Selenium 1261 Sermorelin 1262 1263 1264 Serum, dried human 1265 Sevelamer 1266

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1267 Sildenafil and its structural analogues 1268 Silver sulfadiazine 1269 Simvastatin 1270 Sirolimus 1271 Sisomicin 1272 Sitagliptin 1273 Sitaxentan 1274 Sodium cellulose phosphate 1275 Sodium cromoglycate 1276 Sodium nitroprusside 1277 Sodium phosphate 1278 Sodium polystyrene sulphonate 1279 Solifenacin 1280 Somatostatin 1281 Somatropin 1282 Sorafenib 1283 1284 Sparfloxacin 1285 Spectinomycin 1286 Spiramycin 1287 Spirapril 1288 1289 1290 Staphylococcus aureus vaccine 1291 Stavudine 1292 Stilboestrol 1293 Streptococcus beta-haemolyticus vaccine 1294 Streptodornase 1295 Streptokinase 1296 Streptomycin 1297 ranelate 1298 Strophanthin K 1299 Succimer 1300 Sulbactam

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1301 Sulconazole 1302 Sulfacetamide 1303 Sulfadimethoxine 1304 Sulfadimidine 1305 Sulfadoxine 1306 Sulfafurazole 1307 Sulfaguanidine 1308 Sulfamerazine 1309 Sulfamethizole 1310 Sulfamethoxazole 1311 Sulfamethoxydiazine 1312 Sulfamethoxypyridazine 1313 Sulfametrole 1314 Sulfamonomethoxine 1315 Sulfamoxole 1316 Sulfapyridine 1317 Sulfasalazine 1318 Sulfathiazole 1319 Sulfatroxazole 1320 Sulfinpyrazone 1321 Sulfomyxin 1322 Sulindac 1323 Sultamicillin 1324 Sulthiame 1325 1326 Sunitinib 1327 Sutilains 1328 T cell receptor antibody 1329 Tacrine 1330 Tacrolimus 1331 Tadalafil and its structural analogues 1332 Tafluprost 1333 Taliglucerase alfa 1334

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1335 Tamsulosin 1336 Tasonermin 1337 Tazarotene 1338 Tazobactam 1339 Tegafur 1340 1341 Teicoplanin 1342 Telaprevir 1343 Telbivudine 1344 Telithromycin 1345 Telmisartan 1346 Temozolomide 1347 Temsirolimus 1348 Tenecteplase 1349 Teniposide 1350 Tenofovir 1351 Tenoxicam 1352 Terazosin 1353 Terbinafine 1354 Terbutaline 1355 Terfenadine 1356 Teriparatide 1357 Terlipressin 1358 1359 1360 1361 Tetanus antitoxin 1362 Tetanus toxoid 1363 Tetanus vaccine 1364 1365 Tetracosactrin 1366 Tetracycline 1367 Tetroxoprim 1368 Thenyldiamine

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1369 Theophylline 1370 Thiethylperazine 1371 Thioacetazone 1372 Thioguanine 1373 Thioproperazine 1374 1375 Thiotepa 1376 Thiothixene 1377 Thiouracil 1378 Thymoxamine 1379 Thyroid 1380 Thyrotrophin 1381 Thyrotrophin-releasing factor 1382 Thyroxine 1383 Tiagabine 1384 Tiaprofenic acid 1385 Tiaramide 1386 1387 Ticagrelor 1388 Ticarcillin 1389 Ticlopidine 1390 Tiemonium 1391 Tigecycline 1392 Tiludronic acid 1393 Timolol 1394 Tinidazole 1395 Tinzaparin 1396 Tioconazole 1397 Tiotropium 1398 1399 Tiprinavir 1400 Tirilazad 1401 Tirofiban 1402 Tobramycin

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1403 1404 Tocilizumab 1405 1406 Tolazoline 1407 1408 Tolcapone 1409 1410 Tolmetin 1411 Tolonium 1412 Tolpropamine 1413 1414 Tolvaptan 1415 1416 Topotecan 1417 Torasemide 1418 1419 1420 Trandolapril 1421 Tranexamic acid 1422 Tranylcypromine 1423 Trastuzumab 1424 Travoprost 1425 1426 Treosulphan 1427 Treprostinil 1428 1429 Tretinoin 1430 Triacetyloleandomycin 1431 Triamcinolone 1432 1433 Triaziquone 1434 Trichlormethiazide 1435 Trichloroacetic acid 1436 Triclofos

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1437 1438 Trifluperidol 1439 Triflupromazine 1440 Trimeprazine 1441 Trimethoprim 1442 1443 Trioxysalen 1444 Triple antigen vaccine 1445 1446 Triptorelin 1447 Troglitazone 1448 Trometamol 1449 Tropicamide 1450 1451 Trovafloxacin 1452 Troxidone 1453 Tryptophan 1454 Tuberculin 1455 Tuberculosis vaccine 1456 Tulobuterol 1457 Typhoid vaccine 1458 Unoprostone 1459 1460 Urofollitropin 1461 Urokinase 1462 Ursodeoxycholic acid 1463 Ustekinumab 1464 Vaccinia virus vaccine 1465 Valaciclovir 1466 Valdecoxib 1467 Valganciclovir 1468 1469 Valproic acid 1470 Valsartan

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1471 Vancomycin 1472 Vardenafil and its structural analogues 1473 Varenicline 1474 Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine 1475 Vasopressin 1476 Velaglucerase alfa 1477 Vemurafenib 1478 1479 1480 Vernakalant 1481 Verteporfin 1482 Vidarabine 1483 Vigabatrin 1484 Vildagliptin 1485 1486 Vinblastine 1487 Vincamine 1488 Vincristine 1489 Vindesine 1490 Vinflunine 1491 Vinorelbine 1492 Visnadine 1493 Vitamin A 1494 Vitamin D 1495 Voriconazole 1496 Vorinostat 1497 Warfarin 1498 Xamoterol 1499 Xanthinol nicotinate 1500 Ximelagatran 1501 Xipamide 1502 Yellow fever vaccine 1503 1504 Zafirlukast

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1505 Zalcitabine 1506 1507 Zanamivir 1508 Zidovudine 1509 Zimeldine 1510 1511 Zoledronic acid 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 Zuclopenthixol

Rebecca Kitteridge, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect. These regulations, which come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette, permit certain pharmacists to prescribe the specified prescription medicines. To be permitted to do so, pharmacists must satisfy the requirements of the regulations relating to competence, qualifications, and training for pharmacist prescribers. The Pharmacy Council must specify details of the competence, quali- fications, and training requirements for pharmacist prescribers by no- tice in the Gazette. Persons not meeting those requirements must not prescribe the medicines listed in the Schedule. A person who does so (unless authorised to prescribe the medicine under another enactment) com-

50 Medicines (Designated Pharmacist 2013/237 Prescribers) Regulations 2013 Explanatory note mits an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $500.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989. Date of notification in Gazette: 6 June 2013. These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Health.

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