{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-only-medicines-human-use-amendment-no-2-order-2000/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-only-medicines-human-use-amendment-no-2-order-2000/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2899",
  "legislation_title": "The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-only-medicines-human-use-amendment-no-2-order-2000",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Order",
  "text": "In Schedule 1 to the principal Order (which specifies substances which, if included in medicinal products, make those products prescription only medicines, and exemptions from the restrictions on the sale and supply of prescription only medicines)—\n(a) in relation to the substance Azelastine Hydrochloride, in column 3, after “seasonal allergic rhinitis”, there is inserted “or perennial allergic rhinitis”, and for “12 years” there is substituted “5 years”;\n(b) in relation to the substance Domperidone, there are inserted the following entries—\nin column 3—\n“For the relief of post-prandial symptoms of excessive fullness, nausea, epigastric bloating and belching, occasionally accompanied by epigastric discomfort and heartburn”;\nin column 4—\n“10mg of Domperidone (MD)\n40mg of Domperidone (MDD)”; and\nin column 5—\n“Container or package containing not more than 200mg of Domperidone”;\n(c) in relation to the substance Domperidone Maleate, in column 5, for “100mg” there is substituted “200mg”;\n(d) in relation to the substance Ibuprofen, in column 5, for “100g” there is substituted “50g”;\n(e) in relation to the substance Lodoxamide Trometamol—\n(i) in column 2, there is inserted “equivalent of 0.1 per cent Lodoxamide”; and\n(ii) in column 3, there is inserted “For the treatment of ocular signs and symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis, in adults and in children aged 4 years and over”;\n(f) in relation to the substance Paracetamol—\n(i) in column 2, in the entry numbered “(1)”, for “120mg” there is substituted “250mg”;\n(ii) in column 3, in the entry numbered “(1)”, there is inserted after “capsules”, “wholly or mainly”; and\n(iii) in column 3, in the entry numbered “(2)”, there is inserted after “capsules”, “wholly or mainly”;\n(g) in relation to the substance Triamcinolone Acetonide, the entries in columns 2, 3 and 5 are each numbered “(1)”, and, after those entries, there are inserted the following entries—\nin column 3—\n“(2) In the form of a non-pressurised nasal spray, for the treatment of symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis in persons aged 18 years and over”;\nin column 4—\n“(2) 110mcg per nostril (MD)\n110mcg per nostril (MDD)\nFor a maximum period of 3 months”; and\nin column 5—\n“(2) Container or package containing not more than 3.575mg of Triamcinolone Acetonide”; and\n(h) there is inserted in column 1, at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order of the entries in that column, each of the following substances—\n“Cabergoline”\n“Cefprozil”\n“Indapamide”\n“Lansoprazole”\n“Lercanidipine Hydrochloride”\n“Meloxicam”\n“Pantoprazole Sodium”\n“Penciclovir”\n“Tamsulosin Hydrochloride”\n“Ticlopidine Hydrochloride”\n“Tiludronate Disodium”\n“Toremifene”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "This entry was amended by S.I. 1998/1178 and 2081."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "This entry was amended by S.I. 2000/1917."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "This entry was inserted by S.I. 1997/2044."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2899/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:11:29.616847+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."
}