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Getting Started

Application for a permit to treat an opioid dependent person with methadone or buprenorphine
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Please note all Schedule 8 permits and correspondence are no longer faxed or emailed to medical clinics and are now sent to SafeScript for you to view and/or download. The SafeScript portal will also provide you with the status of your permit application. For help using SafeScript, please download the FAQ document Using SafeScript - most commonly asked questions for prescribers or visit SafeScript information for prescribers for more information.


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Prescriber Details

Application for a permit to treat an opioid dependent person with methadone or buprenorphine
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Patient Details

Application for a permit to treat an opioid dependent person with methadone or buprenorphine
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Patient Details

Treatment Details

Application for a permit to treat an opioid dependent person with methadone or buprenorphine
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Treatment details

Is this permit for ongoing treatment?
Is currently being treated with methadone and/or buprenorphine (including treatment in prison, hospital or interstate) and/or is a pharmacotherapy permit (opioid replacement therapy) held for this patient?
This is the date last received a dose.
Have you informed that is transferring to your care?
You must contact to advise patient's transfer of care. A permit cannot be issued if is not informed of 's transfer.

Dose details

Starting Drug
This is the date of the NEXT dose under your care and cannot be before or the same as
This is the anticipated date of first dose under your care

Dosing point details

Additional Comments

1.If your application has a Start Date of tomorrow or later (max. 3 days later), please state below if you wish to have your application processed today.2.If the patient is currently being treated by another prescriber with other Schedule 8 opioids (e.g. oxycodone) please include below the details of the other prescriber and confirm they have been informed that you are intending to treat this patient with METHADONE or BUPRENORPHINE for opioid dependence and that they have ceased treating the patient.
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Declaration

Application for a permit to treat an opioid dependent person with methadone or buprenorphine
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Declaration

This application forms part of a legal document and penalties exist for providing false or misleading information.

I, certify that this patient shows evidence of dependence on an opioid drug and that, in my opinion, an opioid substitute is required in support of treatment. The information provided in this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Privacy Statement

It is a requirement of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (the Act) that the information set out in this form is provided to the Department of Health to meet statutory notification requirements, and for the issuing of permits as required under the Act. The collection, use and disclosure of the information provided will be in accordance with the law, including the provisions of the Health Records Act 2001. The information collected may be disclosed to health practitioners practising in the following health professions: medical, nursing and midwifery and pharmacy, when necessary to facilitate coordination of the patient's drug treatment and safe prescribing of drugs. For example, it may be necessary to disclose this information when another health practitioner applies for a permit or is considering prescribing a drug of dependence. The application may not be processed if all information requested on the form is not completed.

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