274.—(1) Regulation 273 does not apply to the retail sale, or supply in circumstances corresponding to retail sale, of regulated medicinal products in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) Sale or supply is in accordance with this paragraph if the sale or supply is carried out—
(a)by or under the supervision of a pharmacist;
(b)on premises which are a registered pharmacy; and
(c)either—
(i)in accordance with a prescription given by an appropriate practitioner where it is not reasonably practicable to provide the regulated medicinal products in containers that are both opaque or dark tinted and child resistant, or
(ii)at the request of a person who is aged 16 or over and specifically requests that the regulated medicinal products not be contained in a child resistant container.
(3) Regulation 273 also does not apply to the sale or supply of regulated medicinal products—
(a)by a doctor or dentist to a patient, or the patient's carer, for the patient's use;
(b)by a doctor or dentist to a person who is an appropriate practitioner, at the request of that person, for administration to a patient of that person; or
(c)in the course of the business of a hospital or health centre, where the sale or supply is for the purposes of administration, whether in the hospital or health centre or elsewhere, in accordance with the directions of an appropriate practitioner.