S8 - Dependence Producing
Dependence producing substance
About S8 Drugs
Where S8 sits on the scale
Government-controlled, permit-only, patient-specific supply.
Schedule 8 substances may not be acquired by anyone other than the Director-General, subject to subsection (9), for the purpose of providing a medical practitioner with the substance for a specific, named patient, under conditions the Director-General sets. Subject to that same permit system, the Director-General may also authorise a medical practitioner, analyst, researcher or veterinarian to acquire or use it, for treatment or prevention in a particular patient, or for education, analysis or research.
Cited: Act s22A(9)(a)(i)
Who may supply
The Director-General, to provide to a medical practitioner treating a particular patient, on conditions the Director-General determines; or, under the same permit system, a medical practitioner, analyst, researcher or veterinarian the Director-General has authorised, for treatment or prevention in a particular patient, or for education, analysis or research.
Cited: Act s22A(8), 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 8 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.
S8 Scheduled Drugs
No drugs found
No drugs found for schedule S8.