BWA- QE - PRESCRIPTION AND USE
ANIMAL HEALTH
Botswana / Animal health
VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS (VMPs)
PRESCRIPTION AND USE
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Section 38 (extract):
(1) Medicines shall be classified according to the following classifications and descriptions, which shall be specified in the regulations-
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(b) Schedule 2 medicine – a medicine, not being or containing a psychotropic medicine, or narcotic medicine which may be dispensed only on written prescription, and which must otherwise be kept in a pharmacy under the control of a registered pharmacist or in the case of veterinary medicine, a livestock advisory centre under the control of a paraprofessional;
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Section 38 (extract):
(1) Medicines shall be classified according to the following classifications and descriptions, which shall be specified in the regulations-
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(c) Schedule 3 medicine – a medicine which may be sold from a pharmacy without prescription, in the case of veterinary medicine, or sold from a livestock advisory centre without prescription;
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Section 38 (extract):
(3) The Minister, acting in consultation with the Directors, may by regulations, provide for medical practitioners, veterinary surgeons, dentists, pharmacy technicians or other health personnel to dispense such medicines to the extent or in the circumstances specified in the regulations.
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Section 39 (extract):
(1) A registered medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon may prescribe all medicines in the exercise of their professions.
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Regulation 37 (extract):
(3) A presciber shall keep a copy of each prescription issued by him or her for a period of one year.
Section 39 (extract):
(7) A prescriber shall keep a copy of each prescription issued by him or her, for a prescribed period.
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Section 39 (extract):
(6) A person who contravenes-
(a) the provisions of subsections (1), (2), (3) or (4) commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding P5 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both; or
(b) the provisions of subsection (5) commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding P10 000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.
Section 66 (extract):
(1) A person who contravenes the provisions of this Act or who-
(a) prescribes any Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 medicine without being authorised by this Act;
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(3) Where any person is convicted of an offence under this Act or any regulation made under it, the court may, at the request of the Authority, order any medicine or other substance in respect of which the offence was committed to be seized and disposed of as the Authority may require, and the Authority may at the same time withdraw any approval or authorisation previously given by the Authority to that person.