Dentists are permitted to obtain, supply, possess, administer, and prescribe medicines for the management of their patients’ oral health. In Australia, dental prescribing and provision of medicines are regulated by individual state and territory drug legislation, as well as through national rules and regulation through the Dental Board of Australia, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). In Aotearoa New Zealand, subsidisation of medicines is determined through the Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC) and categorisation of medicines and legalities around their availability is determined by the Medicines Act 1981, with listing of approved medicines on the Pharmaceutical Schedule.
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