Malaysia legislation
Section 11
Section 11
Section 21 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in paragraph (1)(b), by substituting for the words
“veterinary officer” the words “registered veterinary surgeon”;
(b)
in paragraph (1)(c)—
(i)
by substituting for the words “licensed pharmacist”
the words “registered pharmacist”;
(ii)
by substituting for the words “veterinary officer”
the words “registered veterinary surgeon”; and
(iii)
by inserting after the words “subsection (2)”
the words “or (2a)”;
(c)
in subsection (2)—
(i)
by substituting for the word “Every” the words
“Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2a), every”;
(ii)
by substituting for the words “registered veterinary officer” the words “registered veterinary surgeon”;
(iii)
in paragraph (b), by substituting for the word
“address” the words “name and address”; and
(iv)
in paragraph (c), by substituting for the words
“veterinary officer” the words “registered veterinary surgeon”;
(d)
by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:
“Electronic prescription
(2a)
When a prescription is prescribed through electronic means, every prescription for any
Poisons (Amendment)
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Group B Poison prescribed by a registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or registered veterinary surgeon shall—
(a)
be created and dated in electronic form;
(b)
be signed with a digital signature by the prescriber;
(c)
be sent to a registered pharmacist as an electronic message; and
(d)
contain information as in paragraphs (2)(b),
(c)
, (d) and (e).
(2b)
In this section “digital signature” means a signature that is made in accordance with the Digital Signature Act 1997 [Act 562].”;
(e)
by substituting for subsection (4) the following subsection:
“(4) Every person selling or supplying any
Group B Poison on a prescription shall, at the time of selling or supplying the same, endorse or mark the prescription in a manner so as to permanently attach to the prescription, his name and address and the date on which such poison was sold or supplied.”; and
(f)
in subsection (6)—
(i)
by substituting for the words “prescription book”
the words “Prescription Book”; and
(ii)
by substituting for the words “medical practitioner”
the words “registered medical practitioner”.
Amendment of section 23