Who holds the keys

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Australian Pharmacist December 2016 p60

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Who holds the keys BY DENISE L HOPE, STEVEN DICKFOS & MICHELLE KING

Access to controlled drug safe keys and/or combinations varies across jurisdictions. Medicines regulations of the ACTHs533(3Hctll and NSW2(s75(3ll require a pharmacist to keep safe combinations confidential and have 'personal custody' of the key or store the key in another safe. Tasmania also requires personal custody of the key or that it is not

''36 (c))

Ancillary guidelines in Victoria state

readily accessible to other persons, 3''25l

that keys to the S8 safe are not to be left

while WA clarifies that key custody

on premises overnight unless stored in another safe. 1 Hs 4.5.1 lThese guidelines are

must be 'immediate and personal:4''56cl Queensland regulations do not

the only documents in any jurisdiction that

specifically address custody of keys,

address the keys and control of access to pharmacy premises. 1 H3 .1.n

requiring pharmacists to ensure only authorised persons access Schedule 8s. 5''119'2Hb)) Regulations in the NT6''3 n and SA7''27(d)) identify Codes of Practice; 8''1 ·H2JL 9 ( s4 . . 1 J 1 subordinate documents that mandate pharmacists' personal custody of safe keys. The NT Code of Practice is the only document to address handover of keys to another health practitioner. 8's1.Hsn Victorian primary legislation does not mention keys, despite it stating that storage facilities for S8s 'remain locked and secured to prevent

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References

1. Australian Capital Territory Government. Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008. 2016 at: www. legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2008-42/current/pdf/2008-42.pdf. Accessed 26 Oct 2016. 2. New South Wales Government. Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008. 2016 at: www.legislation.nsw.gov. au/#/view/regulation/2008/392/full. Accessed 26 Oct 2016. 3. Tasmanian Government. Poisons Regulations 2008. 2016 at: www.thelaw.tas.gov.au/tocview/index.w3p;cond=;doc_id= %2B 162%2B2008%2BAT%40EN%2B20160608140000;his ton=;pdfauthverid=;prompt=;rec=;rtfauthverid=;term=; webauthverid=. Accessed 26 Oct 2016. 4. Government of Western Australia. Poisons Regulations 1965. 2016: www.slp.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_ mrtitle_l 920_homepage.html. Accessed 26 Oct 2016. 5. Queensland Parliamentary Council. Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 2016 at: https//www.legislation.qld.gov.au/ legisltn/current/H/HealDrAPOR96.pdf. Accessed 26 Oct 2016.

Denise L Hope, BPharrn, MMedRes, GradCertHigherEd; Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.

Steven T Dici