Prescription Only Medicines Are Substances That

Prescription only medicines are substances that:

A) require professional advice from a pharmacist and should be available from a pharmacy or, where a pharmacy service is not available, from a licensed person.
B) are provided on the order of persons permitted by legislation to prescribe and should be available from a pharmacist on prescription.
C) have a moderate potential for causing harm, the extent of which can be reduced through the use of distinctive packaging with strong warnings and safety directions.
D) are available for use but require restriction of manufacture, supply, distribution, possession and use to reduce abuse, misuse and physical or psychological dependence.