Regulation 220 Sale or supply of medicinal products not subject to general sale

(1)

Unless paragraph (2) applies, a person (“P”) may not sell or supply, or offer for sale or supply, a medicinal product that is not subject to general sale.

(2)

This paragraph applies if—

(a)

P is a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business;

(b)

the product is sold, supplied, or offered for sale or supply, F1at or from premises that are a registered pharmacy; and

F2(c)

P or, if the transaction is carried out on P’s behalf by another person, that other person—

(i)

is, or acts under the supervision of, a pharmacist, or

(ii)

acts in accordance with regulation 220A or 220B.

(3)

This regulation is subject to Chapter 3.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 220(2)(b) substituted (1.10.2025) by The Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/758), regs. 1(2), 7
F2: Reg. 220(2)(c) substituted (7.1.2026) by The Human Medicines (Authorisation by Pharmacists and Supervision by Pharmacy Technicians) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1249), arts. 1(2)(5)(a), 7(2) (with art. 7(5))

Notes on Part 12

Modifications

C1: Pt. 12 modified (E.W.) (1.10.2015) by The Nicotine Inhaling Products (Age of Sale and Proxy Purchasing) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/895), regs. 1(3), 4(2)