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within Government Health Services) Rules, 2009
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
L.N. 361 of 2009
MEDICINES ACT
(CAP. 458)
Oseltamivir and Zanamivir (Provision through Health Centres
within Government Health Services) Rules, 2009
IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 79(2) of the
Medicines Act, the Licensing Authority has made the following
rules
(1) The title of these rules is the Oseltamivir and
Zanamivir (Provision through Health Centres within Government
Health Services) Rules, 2009.
(2) These rules shall come into force with immediate
effect and shall continue to apply until the 30th June, 2010.
For the purpose of these rules and unless the context
otherwise requires -
“the Act” means the Medicines Act;
“the Authority” means the Licensing Authority
established under the Act;
“Health Centre” means any premises designated for
providing health care to the public by the Superintendent, and
“clinic” shall be construed accordingly;
“prescription” means a medical prescription issued by a
professional person qualified to prescribe medicinal products
by or under the Act;
“senior nurse” means the nurse responsible for the
running of the health centre;
“the Superintendent” means the Superintendent of
Public Health.
The medicinal products Oseltamivir or Zanamivir shall Provision of
only be provided by the senior nurse or a medical practitioner to medicinal
those patients attending the health centre or clinic who present a medical practitioner.
prescription for such medicinal products.
The senior nurse or medical practitioner shall
(a) only provide the medicinal products referred to
in rule 3 directly to the patient’s representative attending the
clinic, if such representative is above 18 years of age;
(b) dispense only such amounts as are needed for the
period specified in the prescription;
(c) retain such details about the provision of the
medicinal products as the Superintendent may establish; and
(d) take all reasonable precautions to ensure
appropriate storage and dispensing of medicinal products.
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