The Medicines (Labelling and Advertising to the Public) Regulations 1978 No. 41

Regulation 9(3)

SCHEDULE 5 PHRASES AND PARTICULARS REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN CERTAIN LABELLED CONTAINERS AND PACKAGES AND LEAFLETS

1.  Where a medicinal product is sold or supplied—

(a) as a herbal remedy, the phrase “A herbal remedy for”;

(b) as a homoeopathic medicinal product, the phrase “A homoeopathic remedy for”;

(c) as a biochemic medicinal product, the phrase “A biochemic remedy for”;

(d) as an anthroposophic medicinal product, the phrase “An anthroposophic remedy for”;

and there shall be stated immediately after such phrase the name of the disease for the treatment of which the medicinal product is sold or supplied.

2.  Warning: If you think you have [        ] consult a registered medical practitioner before taking this product. If you are already receiving medical treatment, tell your doctor that you are also taking this product.

3.  The name of the disease for the treatment of which the medicinal product is sold or supplied (not being a word or phrase specified in Schedule 4 to these regulations) shall be inserted in the warning specified in paragraph 2 above after the words “If you think you have”. For the words “this product” in paragraph 2 there may be substituted the name of the medicinal product in the labelled container but no other words may be substituted.