PART 4AMENDMENT OF THE PHARMACY AND GENERAL SALE ORDER

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Pharmacy and General Sale Order9

1

In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1—

a

in paragraph 2, in column 1, for “registered ophthalmic opticians”, substitute “registered optometrists”; and

b

after paragraph 2, insert the following new paragraph—

2A. Additional supply optometrists

2A.Medicinal products which are prescription only medicines by reason only that they contain any of the following substances:

Acetylcysteine

Atropine sulphate

Azelastine hydrochloride

Dicofenac sodium

Emadastine

Homotropine hydrobromide

Ketotifen

Levocabastine

Lodoximide

Nedocromil sodium

Olopatadine

Pilocarpine hydrochloride

Polymyxin B/bacitracin

Polymyxin B/trimethoprim

Sodium Cromoglycate

2A.The sale or supply shall be only in the course of their professional practice and only in an emergency.

2

In the table in Part II of Schedule 1, after paragraph 6, insert the following new paragraph—

6A. Persons employed or engaged in the provision of lawful drug treatment

6A. Ampoules of sterile water for injection containing not more than 2 ml of sterile water.

6A. The supply shall be only in the course of provision of lawful drug treatment services.