Section 27, The Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 2001

(1) Every person who supplies Class A or Class B drugs or both shall keep in all premises from which such drugs are supplied by him, a prescription book, and in addition, where he supplies Class A Part II drugs, a Narcotic Register. (2) Before any person supplies a Class "A" Part II drug he shall enter or cause to be entered in the Narcotic Register, the following: (a) name and address of prescriber; (b) the name and quantity of the drug to be supplied; (c) the name, address and signature of the person to whom it is about to be delivered; (d) the signature of the person who is about to deliver the drug; and (e) the date of the delivery: Provided that, if the drug is supplied under a prescription which is retained by the supplier and an entry is made in the Narcotic Register, enabling the prescription to be referred to, no entry need be made in the book of any particulars specified in the prescription. No. 12 Pharmacy and Drugs Act 2001 19 [Margin: Containers and labels.]