{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-for-human-use-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2010/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-for-human-use-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2010/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/1136",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines for Human Use (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-for-human-use-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2010",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the POM Order",
  "text": "(1) The POM Order is amended as follows.\n(2) In article 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) after the definition of “cyanogenetic substances” insert the following definitions—\n““dental hygienist” means a person whose name is registered under the title of dental hygienist in the dental care professionals register;\n“dental therapist” means a person whose name is registered under the title of dental therapist in the dental care professionals register;\n“dental care professionals register” means the dental care professionals register established under section 36B of the Dentists Act 1984;”.\n(3) In schedule 5 (exemption for certain persons from section 58(2) of the Act)—\n(a) in Part 1 (exemption from restrictions on sale or supply), in column 2, for item 4 substitute—\n“4 Prescription only medicines containing any of the following substances—\nDiclofenac\nErgometrine maleate\nHydrocortizone Acetate\nLidocaine\nLidocaine Hydrochloride\nMiconazole\nNystatin\nPhytomenadione.”;\n(b) in Part 3 (exemptions from restriction on administration), in column 2, for the substances listed in item 2 substitute—\n“Adrenaline\nAnti-D immunoglobulin\nCarboprost\nCyclizine hydrochloride\nDiamorphine\nErgometrine maleate\nGelofusine\nHaemaccel\nHartmann’s solution\nHepatitis B vaccine\nHepatitis immunoglobulin\nLidocaine\nLidocaine hydrochloride\nMorphine\nNaloxone hydrochloride\nOxytocins, natural and synthetic\nPethidine hydrochloride\nPhytomenadione\nProchloperazine\nSodium chloride 0.9%.”.\n(4) In Schedule 7, Part 3 (classes of individual by whom prescription only medicines may be supplied or administered) before “Registered paramedics” insert—\n“Dental hygienist.\nDental therapist.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Part 3 was inserted by SI 2000/1917. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2000/2899, 2003/1590."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1136/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:43:52.038869+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}