1 Physicians and veterinary surgeons who carry out their professional activities independently in accordance with the Medical Professions Act of 23 June 200656 are authorised to prescribe narcotics.57
2 Foreign physicians and veterinary surgeons entitled to practise their professions in the Swiss border areas under international agreements may use and prescribe the narcotics required for doing so; the related prescriptions must be executed by a pharmacy in the relevant border area.
3 The Federal Council shall determine the additional requirements under which a prescription for narcotics issued by a foreign physician or veterinary surgeon in Switzerland may be executed.