{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-labelling-and-advertising-to-the-public-regulations-1978/schedule-2/part-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-labelling-and-advertising-to-the-public-regulations-1978/schedule-2/part-I.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1978/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines (Labelling and Advertising to the Public) Regulations 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-labelling-and-advertising-to-the-public-regulations-1978",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/I",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "INFECTIONS, DEGENERATIVE AND DEFICIENCY CONDITIONS",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nDescription of disease\nPurpose for which advertising is permitted\nRestrictions on permitted advertisements\n1. Infections including viral, bacterial and fungal diseases.\nTreatment or prevention of minor cutaneous infections where a medicinal product is to be administered to an external surface of the body, including treatment by means of preparations for the relief of pruritus or exanthematous rashes of childhood infection and treatment of boils and the treatment or prevention of athlete's foot.\nNone.\nAphthous ulcers.\nNone.\nRelief of symptoms of common colds, coughs, conditions commonly referred to as influenza and similar upper respiratory tract infections.\nNone.\nTreatment of minor acute inflammatory conditions of the buccal cavity and pharynx.\nNone.\n2. Parasitic diseases.\nTreatment of scabies or an infestation by thread-worms, lice, or round-worms.\nThat advertisements consist solely of labelled containers or packages in which, or leaflets with which, a medicinal product is supplied.\n3. Senility and degenerative conditions associated with ageing.\nNone.\n4. Treatment of diseases of malnutrition including vitamin and mineral deficiency states.\nDietary supplements.\nNone.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/41/schedule/2/part/I",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:42:01.140544+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."
}