A prescription shall at least state the following:
(a) The name, qualification, registration number with the relevant statutory health council and address of the prescribes
(b) the name, identification number and address of-
(i) the patient;
(ii) in the case of a prescription for a neonate, the parent or guardian; or
(iii) in the case of a prescription issued by a veterinarian, the person to whom the medicine or scheduled substance will be sold;
(c) the date of issue of the prescription;
(d) the approved name or the proprietary name of the medicine;
(e) the dosage form;
(f) the strength of the dosage form and the quantity of the medicine to be supplied Provided that-
(i) in the case of a Schedule 6 substance the quantity to be supplied shall be expressed in figures as well as in words; and
(ii) where the prescriber has failed to express the quantity in figures as well as in words, the pharmacist dispensing the medicine may, after obtaining confirmation from the prescriber, insert the words or figures that have been omitted;
(g) instructions for the administration of the dosage, frequency of administration and the withdrawal period in the case of veterinary medicines for food producing animals;
(h) the age and gender of the patient and, in the case of veterinary medicine, the animal species; and
(i) the number of times the prescription may be repeated.