Medicines and Poisons Regulation availability The Department also monitors and responds to legislative non-compliance. Requirements for prescribing and supplying scheduled medicines.Requirements for the storage of scheduled substances.
Victorian legislative controls for these substances vary according to their risk. This legislation is applicable to substances that are listed in the Australian Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons. One way it does this is through controls defined in Victorian Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances legislation. The Department of Health helps to protect the community from the potential harm of medicines and chemicals.
