A 14
[Subsidiary]
CAP. 138]
Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations
[1987 Ed.
L.N. 137/78.
Supply of medicines for use in institutions, etc.
First Schedule.
Storage of poisons in institutions.
(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;
(b) except in the case of a medicine made up ready for treatment, with the word “Poison #4”;
(c) in the case of a poison supplied from a veterinary institution, with the words "For animal treatment only #*#*A 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.
23. (1) In any institution in which medicines are dispensed in a dispensing or pharmaceutical department in charge of a registered pharmacist or any other person approved by the Director of Medical and Health Services for that purpose, no medicine containing a poison shall be supplied from that department, except in cases of emergency, for use in the wards, operating theatres or other sections of the institution, except in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Subject to paragraph (4), the medicines shall not be supplied except upon a written order signed by a duly registered medical practitioner, registered dentist, or by a person authorized to be in charge of a ward, theatre or other section of the institution.
(3) The container of the medicine shall be labelled-
(a) with words describing its contents;
(b) in the case of substances included in the First Schedule, with a distinguishing mark or other indication indicating that the poison is to be stored in a cupboard reserved solely for the storage of poisons.
(4) In the case of an emergency, a medicine containing a poison may be supplied without a written order if the person ordering the medicine undertakes to furnish a written order in respect of that medicine within the next 24 hours.
24. (1) In any institution in which medicines are dispensed in a dispensing or pharmaceutical department in the charge of a person appointed for the purpose, all poisons other than those issued for use within the institution shall be stored in that department.