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[Subsidiary]

CAP. 138]

Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations

[1987 Ed.

Labelling of particulars as to proportions of the poison.

Fourth Schedule.

"Poison" to be in English and Chinese.

L.N. 137/78.

British Veterinary Codex, or any dilution, concentration or admixture of such substance; or

(b) a preparation is contained in the British Pharmacopoeia, the British Pharmaceutical Codex, the British National Formulary or the British Veterinary Codex, or any dilu- tion, concentration or admixture of such preparation; or (c) a surgical dressing of a type for which a standard is

prescribed in the British Pharmaceutical Codex,

it shall be sufficient to state the name, synonym or abbreviated name used to describe the substance, preparation or surgical dressing with the addition of the letters B.P., B.P.C., B.N.F. or B. Vet. C., as the case may be.

14. For the purpose of section 27(b) (which requires prepara- tion containing poisons to be labelled with particulars as to the proportion of each poison therein)-

(a) in the case of a preparation containing a poison specified in the first column of the Fourth Schedule, it shall be sufficient to state on the label the particulars specified in the second column of that Schedule against the descrip- tion of the poison;

(b) in the case of a substance, preparation or surgical dressing which is named in accordance with regulation 13(2), it shall not be necessary to state on the label the proportion of the poison contained in the substance, preparation or surgical dressing, and in the case of any dilution, concentration or admixture of such substance or preparation it shall be sufficient to state the proportion which the substance or preparation bears to the total ingredients of that dilution, concentration or admixture;

(c) where the poison is in tablets, pills, cachets, capsules, lozenges or similar articles, it shall be sufficient to state on the label of the box or other covering in which the articles are enclosed the number of the articles and the amount of the poison, or in the case of a preparation or substance mentioned in paragraph (b), the amount of the preparation or substance, contained in each article:

(d) where the poison is in ampoules it shall be sufficient to show the name of the poison contained in it together with, either its concentration (if in solution or in emulsified form), or the quantity (if in solid form); and

(e) where any proportion is stated as a percentage, the statement shall indicate whether the percentage is calculated on the basis of weight in weight, weight in volume, or volume in volume.

15. (1) The word "poison" or other statement as specified in the Fifth Schedule with which a container of a poison is required to be labelled pursuant to section 27(c) shall be printed clearly in both English and Chinese.

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