# The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2016, Regulation 16: Amendment of Schedule 17 (exemption for sale, supply or administration by certain persons)


(1) Schedule 17 is amended as follows.
(2) In the table in Part 1 (exemption from restrictions on sale and supply of prescription only medicines), after item 12 in the table insert—
“
13 Registered orthoptists.
13 The following prescription only medicines-
(a) Atropine,
(b) Cyclopentolate,
(c) Tropicamide,
(d) Lidocaine with fluorescein,
(e) Oxybuprocaine,
(f) Proxymetacaine,
(g) Tetracaine,
(h) Chloramphenicol,
(i) Fusidic acid.
13 The sale or supply shall be only in the course of their professional practice.
”
(3) In the table in Part 2 (exemption from the restriction on supply of prescription only medicines), after item 11 in the table insert—
“
12 Registered midwives.
12 Prescription only medicines for parenteral administration that contain-
(a) Diamorphine,
(b) Morphine,
(c) Pethidine hydrochloride.
12 The supply shall be only in the course of their professional practice.
”
(4) In the table in Part 4 (exemption for certain persons who sell or supply certain medicinal products), after item 12 in the table insert—
“
13 Registered orthoptists
13 All medicinal products on a general sale list, all pharmacy medicines and the following prescription only medicines-
(a) Atropine,
(b) Cyclopentolate,
(c) Tropicamide,
(d) Lidocaine with fluorescein,
(e) Oxybuprocaine,
(f) Proxymetacaine,
(g) Tetracaine,
(h) Chloramphenicol,
(i) Fusidic acid.
13 The sale or supply shall be only in the course of their professional practice.
”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/407/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-amendment-regulations-2016-nisr-2016-407/regulation-16
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