Hong Kong Regulations

PHARMACY AND POISONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 22

Supply of medicines to out-patients from certain institutions, etc.

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

PART V

SPECIAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO INSTITUTIONS

(1) Nothing in the Ordinance or in these regulations, except regulation 16 and
this Part, shall apply with respect to- (L.N. 262 of 1995)

   (a)  any medicine dispensed in an institution where the dispensing is under
        the supervision of a registered pharmacist or other person as may be
        approved by the Director of Health; or (L.N. 76 of 1989)

   (b)  any medicine for the treatment of animals supplied from a
        veterinary institution which is under the superintendence of a
        registered veterinary surgeon, (L.N. 614 of 1997) if the requirements
        of this regulation are satisfied in relation thereto.

(2) The medicine shall not be supplied except by, or on and in accordance with
a prescription of, a duly registered medical practitioner for the purposes of
medical treatment, or a registered dentist for the purposes of dental
treatment, or a registered veterinary surgeon for the purposes of animal
treatment. (L.N. 614 of 1997)

(3) In a case where a substance included in the First Schedule is supplied, a
record shall be kept on the premises in such a way that there can readily be
traced at any time during a period of 2 years after the date on which the
substance was supplied the following particulars-

   (a)  the name and quantity of the poison supplied;

   (b)  the date on which the poison was supplied;

   (c)  the name and address of the person to whom the poison was supplied;
        and

   (d)  the name of the person who supplied the poison or who gave the
        prescription upon which it was supplied.

(4) The container of the medicine shall be labelled-

   (a)  with a designation sufficient to identify the institution or
        veterinary institution from which it was supplied; (L.N. 137 of 1978)

   (b)  except in the case of a medicine made up ready for treatment, with the
        word "Poison 毒藥";

   (c)  in the case of a poison supplied from a veterinary institution, with
        the words "For animal treatment only 只限醫治禽畜用".

(5) The medicine shall be clearly labelled with instructions for use in
English and in Chinese.

(6) In the case of a medicine to which regulation 16 applies the requirements
of that regulation shall be satisfied in addition to the requirements of this
regulation.