S7 - Dangerous Substance
Dangerous substance
About S7 Drugs
Where S7 sits on the scale
Prohibited outside a government permit.
Schedule 7 substances cannot be bought, sold, possessed or used at all, not even on a doctor's prescription, unless a special permit has been issued by the Director-General. Nothing in the Act allows an ordinary prescription for these substances; only a Director-General permit does.
Cited: Act s22A(9)(a)(i)
Who may supply
Nobody, except under a permit issued by the Director-General. The Director-General may also authorise a medical practitioner, analyst, researcher or veterinarian to acquire or use it, on prescribed conditions, for the treatment or prevention of a medical condition in a particular patient, or for education, analysis or research. An ordinary prescription does not apply.
Cited: Act s22A(9)(a)(i)
Prescription: No ordinary prescription applies; only a permit issued by the Director-General allows it.
Cited: Act s22A(9)(a)(i)
Labelling: Where it is ever sold under permit, reg 10(1) requires the immediate container's label to state several particulars, including, under 10(1)(a), the letter S and the number 7 in a square border immediately before the product's brand name.
Cited: reg 10(1)(a) (General Regulations, 2017)
This is an informational summary of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and its 2017 General Regulations. It is not medical advice and not legal advice. Always check the medicine's label, which carries the schedule number inside a square border, or ask a pharmacist if you are unsure.
S7 Scheduled Drugs
No drugs found
No drugs found for schedule S7.