S.L. 458.16 Art. 12Registers and report of sales and stock of drugs.

(1) Without prejudice to the professional responsibility of a pharmacist to maintain records as deemed fit and necessary for good patient care, all medicinal products dispensed against prescriptions shall not need to be registered and documented, except for those referred to in sub-regulation (4).

(2) Pharmacists shall retain all prescriptions dispensed for a period of three months from date of dispensing; such prescriptions shall be retained in a manner that, in case of need, reference to a particular prescription can be made. At the end of the three month period, the said prescriptions may be disposed of in a manner that safeguards the patient’s confidentiality.

(3) The dispensing pharmacist shall record on the prescription the date upon which the prescription was dispensed, his/her signature and Pharmacy Council registration number.

(4) It shall be the duty of the managing pharmacist to keep separate written records or electronic records into which shall be entered -

(a) the sale of every medicinal product dispensed against a repeat prescription;

(b) the sale of every medicinal product dispensed against a partially dispensed prescription. The requirements of sub-regulations (1) and (2) shall be applicable when the prescription is fully dispensed.

(5) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances whose purchase and sale shall continue to be registered in line with the requirements of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder.