# The Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) Amendment Order 1982 S.I. 1982/27 · made 14 January 1982 This Order amends the Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) Order 1980 by extending the range of products which may be sold or supplied by state registered chiropodists free from the restrictions on retail transactions in medicinal products imposed by the Medicines Act 1968 by sections 52 (pharmacy only) and 53 (conditions for sale of products on a general sale list). PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-pharmacy-and-general-saleexemption-amendment-order-1982/pdf/uksi_19820027_en.pdf ## Introductory text MEDICINES Made 14th January 1982 Laid before Parliament 21st January 1982 Coming into Operation 11th February 1982 The Secretary of State concerned with health in England, the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health and with agriculture in Wales and in Scotland, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 57(1) and (2) and 129(4) of the Medicines Act 1968 and now vested in them and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by this order pursuant to section 129(6) of that Act, and after taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission pursuant to section 129(7) of that Act, hereby make the following order:— ## 1 Citation and commencement This order may be cited as the Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) Amendment Order 1982 and shall come into operation on 11th February 1982. ## 2 Amendment of order In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) Order 1980 paragraph 1 (exemption for sale or supply of medicinal products by state registered chiropodists) is amended by substituting for the entry in column 2 (medicinal products to which the exemption applies) the following entry:— “1 Medicinal products on a general sale list which are for external use and are not veterinary drugs and the following pharmacy medicines for external use:— (a) Potassium permanganate crystals or solution; (b) ointment of heparinoid and hyaluronidase; and (c) products containing, as their only active ingredients, any of the following substances, at a strength, in the case of each substance, not exceeding that specified in relation to that substance:— 9.0 per cent Borotannic complex 2 10.0 per cent Buclosamide 3 3.0 per cent Chlorquinaldol 4 1.0 per cent Clotrimazole 5 10.0 per cent Crotamiton 6 5.0 per cent Diamthazole hydrochloride 7 1.0 per cent Econazole nitrate 8 1.0 per cent Fenticlor 9 10.0 per cent Glutaraldehyde 10 0.4 per cent Hydrargaphen 11 2.0 per cent Mepyramine maleate 12 2.0 per cent Miconazole nitrate 13 2.0 per cent Phenoxypropan-2-ol 14 20.0 per cent Podophyllum resin 15 10.0 per cent Polynoxylin 16 70.0 per cent Pyrogallol 17 70.0 per cent Salicylic acid 18 0.1 per cent Thiomersal.”. ## Signature Norman Fowler Secretary of State for Social Services 12th January 1982 Nicholas Edwards Secretary of State for Wales 13th January 1982 George Younger Secretary of State for Scotland 14th January 1982 IN WITNESS whereof the official seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 13th January 1982. L.S. Peter Walker Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland this 13th day of January 1982. L.S. N. Dugdale Permanent Secretary Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland this 13th day of January 1982. J.A. Young Permanent Secretary ## Explanatory note This Order amends the Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) Order 1980 by extending the range of products which may be sold or supplied by state registered chiropodists free from the restrictions on retail transactions in medicinal products imposed by the Medicines Act 1968 by sections 52 (pharmacy only) and 53 (conditions for sale of products on a general sale list). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/27 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-pharmacy-and-general-saleexemption-amendment-order-1982 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.