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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES RELATING TO MEDICINAL PRODUCTS

Part III FURTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEALINGS WITH MEDICINAL PRODUCTS

Part IV PHARMACIES

Part V CONTAINERS, PACKAGES AND IDENTIFICATION OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS

Part VI PROMOTION OF SALES OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND MEDICAL ADVERTISEMENTS

Part VII MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

FIRST SCHEDULE Diseases and Conditions

SECOND SCHEDULE Amendments to the Poisons Act (Chapter 234)

Legislative History

 
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On 24/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 24/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 24/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 01/09/2008.
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Exemptions for pharmacists and practitioners
7.
—(1)  The restrictions imposed by sections 5 and 6 shall not apply to anything which is done in a registered pharmacy or hospital by or under the supervision of a pharmacist —
(a)
in preparing or dispensing a medicinal product in accordance with a prescription given by a practitioner;
(b)
in assembling a medicinal product; or
(c)
in procuring the preparation or dispensing of a medicinal product in accordance with a prescription given by a practitioner, or in procuring the assembly of a medicinal product.
(2)  The restrictions imposed by sections 5 and 6 shall not apply to the preparation or dispensing in a registered pharmacy of a medicinal product by or under the supervision of a pharmacist in accordance with a specification furnished by the person to whom the product is or is to be sold or supplied, where —
(a)
the product is prepared or dispensed for administration to that person or to a person under his care; or
(b)
the product, not being a vaccine, plasma or serum, is prepared or dispensed for administration to an animal which is in the possession or under the control of that person.
(3)  Without prejudice to subsections (1) and (2), the restrictions imposed by sections 5 and 6 shall not apply to anything which is done in a registered pharmacy or hospital by or under the supervision of a pharmacist —
(a)
in preparing or dispensing a medicinal product for administration to a person where the pharmacist is requested by or on behalf of that person to do so in accordance with the pharmacist’s own judgment as to the treatment required, and that person is present in the pharmacy at the time of the request in pursuance of which that product is prepared or dispensed; or
(b)
in preparing a stock of medicinal products with a view to dispensing them as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (2) or in paragraph (a).
(4)  The restrictions imposed by sections 5 and 6 shall not apply to the preparation, dispensing and assembly of any medicinal product by or under the supervision of a practitioner for the purpose of administration to a patient or animal under his care.
(5)  The exemptions conferred by subsections (1) to (4) shall not apply to veterinary biologics except where such veterinary biologics are prepared in a veterinary centre.
(6)  For the purpose of subsection (5) —
“veterinary biologics” means aggressions, serums, viruses, toxins, tuberculin, mallein, Johnin, abortin, vaccines, micro-organisms either living or killed, and products of micro-organisms intended for use in the treatment or diagnosis of diseases of animals and birds;
“veterinary centre” means a veterinary centre established under section 65 of the Animals and Birds Act [Cap. 7].