Regulation 2 Amendment of regulation 8 of the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1980

in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2) to (2G) and 3” there is substituted “paragraphs (2) to (2I) and 3”;

in paragraph (2A), for “10 tablets” there is substituted “20 tablets”; and

after paragraph (2G), there is added—

“(2H)

Where a medicinal product for human use containing famotidine is sold by retail in the course of a business elsewhere than at a registered pharmacy or is so offered or exposed for sale by retail or so supplied in circumstances corresponding to retail sale, the product shall be presented for sale in a separate and individual container or package containing not more than 12 tablets.

(2I)

Where a medicinal product for human use containing heparinoid is sold by retail in the course of a business elsewhere than at a registered pharmacy or is so offered or exposed for sale by retail or so supplied in circumstances corresponding to retail sale, the product shall be presented for sale in a separate and individual container or package containing not more than 20 grams of the product.”.