1964_PHARMACY_AND_POISONS_REGULATIONS — Page 59

1987 Ed.]

Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations

[CAP. 138

A 59

[Subsidiary]

Name of Poison

Pituitary gland, the active

principles of

Either-

Particulars

Strophanthus, glycosides of

Suprarenal gland, the active principles of; their salts; their derivatives; their salts

Thyroid gland, the active principles of; their salts

(a) The number of units of activity as defined in the British Pharmacopoeia contained in a specified quantity of the preparation; or

(b) the proportion of pituitary gland, or of anterior or of posterior lobe of the gland, as the case may be, contained in the preparation; or

(c) the amount of pituitary gland, or of anterior or of posterior lobe of the gland, as the case may be, from which a specified quantity of the preparation was obtained, together with an indi- cation whether the amount relates to fresh or to dried gland substance.

The amount of Standard Tincture of Strophan- thus as defined in the British Pharmacopoeia 1948 which possesses the same activity as a specified quantity of the preparation when assayed by the method described in the said Pharmacopoeia.

Either

Either-

(a) the proportion of suprarenal gland or of the cortex or of the medulla of the gland, as the case may be, contained in the preparation; or

(b) the amount of suprarenal gland, or of

the cortex or of the medulla of the gland, as the case may be, from which a specified quantity of the preparation was obtained, together with an indica- tion whether the amount relates to fresh or to dried gland substance.

(a) the proportion of thyroid gland con-

tained in the preparation; or

(5) the amount of thyroid gland from which a specified quantity of the pre- paration was obtained together with an indication whether the amount relates to fresh or to dried gland.

Barium, salts of

Potassium hydroxide

Sodium hydroxide

B

The proportion of one particular barium salt which the preparation would be calculated to contain on the assumption that the barium (Ba) in the preparation had been wholly converted into that salt.

The proportion of potassium monoxide (K2O) which the preparation would be calculated to contain on the assumption that the potassium hydroxide in the preparation had been wholly converted into potassium monoxide.

The proportion of sodium monoxide (Na2O) which the preparation would be calculated to contain on the assumption that the sodium hydroxide in the preparation had been wholly converted into sodium monoxide.