What is a pharmacy business
8 What is a pharmacy business
A pharmacy business is a business that provides pharmacy services in Queensland that include core pharmacy services.
However, none of the following is a pharmacy business—
a business carried on by the State at a public sector hospital;
a business carried on at a hospital that provides core pharmacy services only to patients at the hospital;
a business carried on by a veterinary surgeon at premises used by the surgeon in the practice of the surgeon’s profession;
a business that compounds medicines for sale, or dispenses medicines, to members of the public solely in connection with the manufacture of animal food under a manufacturing licence under the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019.
In this section—
core pharmacy service means—
the compounding of medicines for sale to members of the public; or
the dispensing, by or under the supervision of a practising pharmacist, of medicines to members of the public; or
the selling, by or under the supervision of a practising pharmacist, of medicines to members of the public other than on prescription.
hospital means—
a public sector hospital; or
a private health facility under the Private Health Facilities Act 1999.
public sector hospital see the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, schedule 2.
veterinary surgeon see the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936, schedule.
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