Poisons Rules

Rule 13(1) of the Poisons Rules (1972) allowed a pharmacist to supply a POM medicine without a prescription when, by reason of some emergency, a doctor was imable to furnish a prescription immediately. 

Warning Prolonged use may be habit forming (cis in the Poisons Rule)... 

The sale of non-medicinal poisons in England, Scotland and Wales is controlled by the Poisons Act 1972, the Poisons Rules 1982 and the Poisons List Order 1982 and amending Orders made to these by statutory instruments. In Northern Ireland, non-medicinal poisons are covered by the Poisons (NI) Order 1976 and the Poisons (NI) Regulations 1983. 

If a person is convicted of being in breach of or failing to act in accordance with the requirements of the Poisons Act 1972 or the associated Poisons Rules, they may be liable to a fine of up to 2500 and a further fine of up to 10 for each day the offence continues. In addition, if a person wilfully delays or obstructs an inspector, refuses to allow samples to be taken or fails to give information which they are required to give, they may be fined up to 500 on conviction. It should be noted that the fact that an employee acts without the authority of the employer is not considered to be a defence. 

The Poisons Rules are the detailed legislation of the Poisons Act and outline the rules regarding transport and containers, record-keeping and... 

There were originally 12 schedules. Schedules 2, 3, 6 and 7 were deleted by the Poisons Rules Amendment Order in 1985. The functions of the remaining eight schedules are detailed below. 

Endorsement required by Rule 25 of the Poisons Rules 1982 to be made by a police officer in charge of a police station when, but only when, the householder giving the certificate is not known to the seller of the poison to be a responsible person of good character. 

Date Name and Quantity of Poisons supplied Name (a) and Address (b) of Purchaser Business, Trade or Occupation Purpose for which stated to be required Date of certificate (if any) Name and Address of Person giving certificate (if any) Signature of Purchaser or, where a signed order is permitted by the Poisons rules 1982, the date of the signed order Reference No. 

Lobelia has a limited and decreasing use in pharmacy it contains alkaloids, principally lobeline, but formerly it was not considered necessary to assay it for its alkaloidal content and consequently few methods have been published. However, the requirements of the Poisons Rules, by which the total alkaloid content of certain lobelia preparations has to be declared, re-awakened interest in its assay. MarkwelP proposed a method which, with small modifications, was adopted by the Analytical Methods Committee of the S,A.C, The method, which is essentially that official in the B.P.C, is as follows ... 

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