Mandatory ScriptCheckWA registration and changes to the Medicines and Poisons Regulations

Registration with ScriptCheckWA will be mandatory by 12 June 2025 for all health practitioners who prescribe or dispense a Monitored Medicine. ScriptCheckWA will show all prescriptions dispensed at pharmacies in Western Australia for both Schedule 4 Monitored Medicines and Schedule 8 medicines. Pharmacists who have not yet registered with ScriptCheckWA are encouraged to register ahead of the six month deadline via the Practitioner Self-Registration Portal. Is the use of ScriptCheckWA mandatory? While the use of ScriptCheckWA is not mandated, all prescribers and pharmacists are strongly en…