Section 24: Books of medical practitioner or pharmacist

24. Books of medical practitioner or pharmacist (1) Section 23 shall not apply to— (a) a medical practitioner who enters— (i) in a day book particulars of every dangerous drug obtained by him and of every dangerous drug supplied by him, together with the name and address of the person to whom and the date on which the dangerous drug is supplied; and (ii) on the same date as the entry in the day book, in a separate book particulars of any dangerous drug obtained by him and a reference for easy identification of each entry in the day book which relates to the supply of a dangerous drug; (b) a pharmacist retailing poisons who on the same date as he makes an entry in the poisons register kept by him under the Pharmacy Act enters in a day book kept for the purpose, particulars of every dangerous drug supplied by him and a reference for easy identification of each corresponding entry in the Poisons Register. (2) Every reference made in a separate book under subsection (1) shall be in chronological order and the book shall be divided into separate parts relating to each category of dangerous drugs and shall be used only for the purposes of subsection (1). (3) Every entry in a day book or separate book under this section shall be made— (a) on the same day and in the same manner as an entry would otherwise have been made in the register kept under section 23; and (b) in chronological order in ink. (4) No entry made under this section shall be cancelled, obliterated or altered. D2 – 15 [Issue 1] Dangerous Drugs Act