MT
64 tal-1986
Statutory Text (3 Articles)
t .N. 64 of 1986
DANGEROUS DR UGS O RDINANCE
(CAP. 161)
Dangt'rous Drugs (lntt'rnal Control) (Amendment) Rules. 19!I6
IN e xercise of the powe~ conferred by section 9 of the Dange rous
Drugs Ordinance. the Minister of Health on th e advice of the Council of
Health. has made the following rules:-
I. (I ) These rules may be ciled as the Dangcrous Drugs (Inter·
nal Control) (Amendment) Rules. 1986. and shall be read and con·
strued as one wit h the Dangerous Drugs (Internal Control) Rules. 1939.
hereinafte r rt:fc rTed to as " the principal rules".
(2) ThC5C rules shall come into force on the 1st February.
1987. Immediately after rule 7 o f the princi pal rules the re shall be
added the following new rule:-
"7A . (I)
Wi thout prejudice to the provisioliS o fru le6
of these rules.
(a) no medical p raClitionermay prescribe any drug
to any person u nless s uch person is in possession o f a
Control Card. as per Fourth Schedule to these rules.
issued for Ihe pul"Jl'OSe by the Superin tendent of Public
Health ;
(b ) in preSi;:ribing any specified drug to any perl;(JIl.
the prescriber shall ente r in a clear. indelible and legible
ma n ner all the detail s set out in col umn s 1 to 4 of the
Control Card. IInd shall then return the card to such
person toge ther with the preSi;:ription.
(2) The Superintendent of Public Health shall
issue sueh Control Card to th e person concerned on receipt of
a re quest . from a medical pmctitione r to this effect. made on
the fonn as set out in the Fifth Schedule to these rules.
(3) No Control Card shall be valid in excess of a
period of one yea r from the date on which it is issued. unless it
is re newe d by the Superintendent of Public Health following a
re quest by a med ica l practitioner \0 this e ffect. on the fonn se l
out in the Fift h Schedule to these rules.
(4) No apothecary shall dispense any drug \0 any
person who is not in possession o f a Con trol Card as set out in
pa ragraph ( I) of Ih is rule.
(5) On dispensing a d rug. the apothecary shall. in
addilion 10 01 her dUlies laid down by these ru les or by any law.
en le r in a c lear. inde lible and legible man ne r all lhe dct"il~!o<'t
out in columns 5 to 8 on the card , and shall then return the
card to the person presenting the prescription,
(6) (i) NOIwithstand i"ll the provisions of this
rule, it shall be lawful for a medical pracsitioner to prescribe in
urgent eases a drug to a pat ien t who is not in possession of a
Con trol Card provided th at:-
(I )
the prescription is labelled ' "U RGENT ';
(2) the amount prescribed dOC'S not exceed three
days supply ;
(3) it complies with othe r requiremen ts of these
rules; and
(4) the prescriber not ifies the Supe rintendcnl of
Public Heal th wi thin 48 hours of issuing such prescrip-
tion, givi ng full particulanofthe IJ3lien t, the name. form
alld dose and amount of drug prescribed and reasons for
the urgency.
(ii) It shall be lawful for an apothecary to
dispense such a prescription complying with items ( 1), (2)
and (3) of sub-paragraph (i) of this paragraph.
(7) The provisions of this ru le shall not apply to the
prescription of a drug by a medi cal pract itioner employed in a
Government hospital. for adm inistration to ward patM:nts al
that time under his care in such hospital. which prescription
sha ll be controlled by hospital internal ru les.
(8) An y request or noti fica tion in te rms of this rule
may be made in person or sent by post in a sealed .:n,·elope
addressed to the Superintendent of Public Health, Depart-
ment o f Health, Valletla. and marked " Public Health Not i-
fication - Confidential" for the purpose of exem ption from
postage.
(9) For the purpose of this rule. the expression
""medical practitione r" includes a dentp l surgeon and 0 dent ist
but does not include a veterinary surgeon. ",
Immediately after the end of the Third Schedule to the pri n-
cipal rules there shall be added the following:-
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I) .H. li<enceNo .
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of t:mpcmal)'
(Col umns 5 - 810 be fil led by Dispensing Apolhecary)
Super inte ndent of Public Healt h
Si",.,y," 01
Apo'i><aJy
DRUGS (CONTROL) REGULAT IONS, l W5 ANO OANGI<:KOUS ORUGS
COlloTROL CAlli) FOR NARCOTIC/ps YCHOTROPIC ORUGS
DiIf>tm ..
O .. ~of
(INTERNAL CONTROL) RULES, 1939
Add ress
DE PARTM El'ff O F HEALTH
" FO URTH SCHED ULE
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Iden tity Ca rd No. (where available. or Passpon No. , in case of
Name and Surname of Patien t ... ... . ... ........ .. . . ... . . . . .
S.,....w~of
Praa~ion<,
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(Col umns \ - 410 be fi ll ed by prescriber )
Pf"e><TiIor<J
Am<lUn.
Date of Issue of Card
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F IFrH SCHEDULE
( Rule 7A)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DRUGS (CONTROL) REGULATIONS, 1985 AND
DANGEROUS DRUGS
(INTERNAL C01"roTRO L) RUt F..5. 19)9
R EQUEST FOR THE ISSUE/RENE WAL OF A CONT RO L CARD
fOR NA RCOTI C Al"'lO PSYC HOT RO"'C DR UGS
Su peri nt e nde nt of Public Health
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al
(i)
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(ii)
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(I)
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