Legislation – The Human Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment of Schedule 131.

(1)

Schedule 1 (further provisions for classification of medicinal products) is amended as follows.

(2)

In Part 124 (descriptions of certain medicinal products to be available only on prescription), in paragraph 1—

(a)

omit “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (f);

(b)

insert “; and” at the end of sub-paragraph (g); and

(c)

after sub-paragraph (g) insert—

“(h)

a product which is authorised by the licensing authority on a temporary basis under regulation 174, in circumstances where the licensing authority has attached a condition to that authorisation to the effect that, for the duration of the temporary authorisation, the product is classified as a prescription only medicine.”.

(3)

In Part 225 (descriptions of certain medicinal products to be available only from a pharmacy), in paragraph 3—

(a)

insert “; and” at the end of sub-paragraph (c); and

(b)

after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(d)

a product which is authorised by the licensing authority on a temporary basis under regulation 174, in circumstances where the licensing authority has attached a condition to that authorisation to the effect that, for the duration of the temporary authorisation, it is only to be available from a pharmacy.”.