Authorities for health practitioners working with medicines

Under the Medicines and Poisons Regulations, health practitioners are legally authorised to do certain things with medicines, such as purchase, prescribe or administer.

What a practitioner can do is dependent on their individual profession and any additional training or endorsement they hold.

Types of medicines authorities
Authorities of different professions
Important restrictions

More information

Medicines and Poisons Regulation Branch
Mailing address: PO Box 8172, Perth Business Centre, WA 6849
Phone: 9222 6883
Email: MPRB@health.wa.gov.au