The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997

2. Introductory Text

1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. 2. Appropriate practitioners

4. 3. Medicinal products on prescription only

5. 4. Duration of special provisions in relation to new medicinal products

6. 5. Exempt medicinal products

7. 6. Circumstances in which controlled drugs and medicinal products authorized by the European Community are not prescription only medicines

8. 7. Exemption for parenteral administration in an emergency to human beings of certain prescription only medicines

9. 8. Exemptions for emergency sale or supply

10. 9. Exemption for non-parenteral administration to human beings

11. 10. Exemption for medicinal products at high dilutions

12. 11. Exemptions for certain persons

13. 12. Exemption for sale or supply in hospitals

14. 13. Exemption in cases involving another’s default

15. 14. Exemption in the case of a forged prescription

16. 15. Prescriptions

17. 16. Revocations

18. Signature

19. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       SUBSTANCES WHICH IF INCLUDED IN MEDICINAL PRODUCTS MAKE THOSE PRODUCTS PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES AND EXEMP TIONS FROM RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE AND SUPPLY OF PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES

    2. SCHEDULE 2

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       DESCRIPTIONS AND CLASSES OF PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES IN RELATION TO WHICH APPROPRIATE NURSE PRACTITIONERS ARE APPROPRIATE PRACTITIONERS

       1. Co-danthramer-Oral Suspension NPF

       2. Co-danthramer-Oral Suspension Strong NPF

       3. Co-danthrusate Capsules

       4. Mebendazole Tablets NPF

       5. Mebendazole Oral Suspension NPF

       6. Miconazole Oral Gel NPF

       7. Nystatin Oral Suspension

       8. Nystatin Pastilles NPF

       9. Streptokinase and Streptodornase Topical Powder NPF

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       SUBSTANCES NOT TO BE CONTAINED IN A PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDI CINE SOLD OR SUPPLIED UNDER THE EXEMPTION CONFERRED BY ARTICLE 8(3)

       1. Ammonium Bromide

       2. Calcium Bromide

       3. Calcium Bromidolactobionate

       4. Embutramide

       5. Fencamfamin Hydrochloride

       6. Fluanisone

       7. Hexobarbitone

       8. Hexobarbitone Sodium

       9. Hydrobromic Acid

       10. Meclofenoxate Hydrochloride

       11. Methohexitone Sodium

       12. Pemoline

       13. Piracetam

       14. Potassium Bromide

       15. Prolintane Hydrochloride

       16. Sodium Bromide

       17. Strychnine Hydrochloride

       18. Tacrine Hydrochloride

       19. Thiopentone Sodium

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PERSONS FROM SECTION 58(2) OF THE ACT

       1. PART I EXEMPTION FROM RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OR SUPPLY

       2. PART II EXEMPTIONS FROM THE RESTRICTION ON SUPPLY

       3. PART III EXEMPTIONS FROM RESTRICTION ON ADMINISTRATION Column 1

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       ORDERS REVOKED

20. Explanatory Note