S.L. 101.6 Art. 8Administration of methadone at designated clinics.

(1) The prescription and administration of methadone to opiate dependent individuals or other patients that are under the care of a designated practitioner within a designated clinic, shall be effected in terms of this rule.

(2) The designated practitioner shall ensure that strict procedures are enforced in respect of the security and accountability of methadone preparations stocked at a designated clinic.

(3) The medication record should be kept by the designated practitioner at the clinic and shall be considered as the official prescription for patients receiving treatment at the designated clinic.

(4) The designated practitioner shall ensure that strict procedures are enforced in respect of the administration of methadone for patients under his care. Daily individual records, together with the amount of methadone administered, shall be kept by the designated clinic.

(5) The following records shall be included in a Purchasing and Supplies Register to be kept for the purpose mentioned in sub-rule (4):

(a) Purchasing records:

(i) Name and dose of substance purchased

(ii) Date on which supply received

(iii) Name of person, body or firm from whom obtained

(iv) Address of person, body or firm from whom obtained

(v) Amount obtained

(vi) Form in which obtained;

(b) Supplies records:

(i) Name of substance supplied

(ii) Date on which the transaction was effected

(iii) Name of person, body or firm to whom supplied

(iv) Legally valid identification document number of person, body or firm to whom supplied

(v) Authority of person, body or firm to be in possession of the substances

(vi) Amount supplied

(vii) Form in which supplied

(c) Such records shall be kept for a minimum of ten years.

(6) The notification of new patients, irrespective of indication and for their treatment and prior to the initiating of methadone treatment, shall be made by the designated practitioner to the Centre.

(7) The Superintendent may withdraw the control card of opiate dependent individuals. Such control cards are to be kept under custody of the designated practitioners at the designated clinics. SCHEDULE (Rules 6 and 7)

FOR NARCOTIC AND PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS may be prescribed on this Form) FILLED BY PRESCRIBER B. TO BE FILLED BY DISPENSING PHARMACIST PATIENT Surname Name and Surname

Female I.D. No. Male Female I.D. No. Address dosage form Quantity ITEM (incl. dosage form Quantity & dose) use Signature of Pharmacist ............................................. Pharmacy Board Reg. No ................. Date ................. Dispensary address .................................................... DH Licence No ............................ nformation in respect of Additional information in respect of prescriptions for METHADONE METHADONE (incl. dosage form and dose) Date Quantity Signature & dispensed Pharmacy Board (mg/volume) Reg No duration of treatment: prescription may be use: use: indication: prescribed: (Units/Weight/Measure)

and Med Council Reg. No:

.......................... Date ................ PRESCRIPTION ORIGIN (Address) Hospital/Government Clinic:

Prescription Serial No. .........................