Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 1830
The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997 - continued
SCHEDULE 1 - continued

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  Exemptions from the restrictions on the sale and supply of prescription only medicines
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Substance Maximum strength Route of
administration,
use or
pharmaceutical
form
Treatment limitations Maximum quantity
Hexamine Phenylcinchoninate        
Hexobarbitone        
Hexobarbitone Sodium        
Hexoestrol        
Hexoestrol Dipropionate        
L-Histidine Hydrochloride   Dietary supplementation    
Homatropine   (1) Internal (1) 0.15mg (MD)  
      0.45mg (MDD)  
    (2) External (except ophthalmic)    
Homatropine Hydrobromide     0.2mg (MD)  
      0.6mg (MDD)  
Homatropine Methylbromide     2mg (MD)  
      6mg (MDD)  
Hydralazine Hydrochloride        
Hydrargaphen   Local application to skin    
Hydrobromic Acid        
Hydrochlorothiazide        
Hydrocortisone 1.0 per cent External   Container or package containing not more than 15g of medicinal product (cream or ointment) or 30ml (spray)
    For use either alone or in conjunction with Crotamiton in irritant dermatitis, contact allergic dermatitis, insect bite reactions, mild to moderate eczema, and either in combination with Clotrimazole for athlete's foot and candidal intertrigo or in combination with lignocaine for anal and perianal itch associated with haemorrhoids    
    For use in adults and children not less than 10 years    
    Cream ointment or spray    
Hydrocortisone Acetate Equivalent to 1.0 per cent Hydrocortisone External    
    For use in irritant dermatitis, contact allergic dermatitis, insect bite reactions, mild to moderate eczema, and in combination with one or more of the following: Benzyl Benzoate, Bismuth Oxide, Bismuth Subgallate, Peru Balsam, Pramoxine Hydrochloride, Zinc Oxide, for haemorrhoids   Container or package containing not more than 15g of medicinal product
        In the case of suppositories, container or package containing no more than 12
    For use in adults and children not less than 10 years    
    Cream, ointment or suppositories    
Hydrocortisone Butyrate        
Hydrocortisone Caprylate        
Hydrocortisone Hydrogen Succinate        
Hydrocortisone Sodium Phosphate        
Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate Equivalent to 2.5mg Hydrocortisone External   Container or package containing not more than equivalent to 50mg of Hydrocortisone
    For aphthous ulceration of the mouth for adults and children not less than 12 years    
    In the form of pellets    
Hydroflumethiazide        
Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate   Prophylaxis of malaria    
Hydroxyprogesterone        
Hydroxyprogesterone Enanthate        
Hydroxyprogesterone Hexanoate        
Hydroxyurea        
Hydroxyzine Embonate        
Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride   (a) For the management of pruritis associated with acute or chronic urticaria or atopic dermatitis or contact dermatitis, in adults and in children not less than 12 years (a) 25mg (MD) (a) Container or package containing not more than 750mg of Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride
      75mg (MDD)  
    (b) For the management of pruritis associated with acute or chronic urticaria or atopic dermatitis or contact dermatitis, in children not less than 6 years but less than 12 years (b) 25 mg (MD) (b) Container or package containing not more than 750mg of Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride
      50mg (MDD)  
Hyoscine (1) 0.15 per cent (1) Internal    
    (2) External (except ophthalmic)    
Hyoscine Butylbromide   (1) Internal    
    (a) by inhaler    
    (b) otherwise than by inhaler (b) 20mg (MD)

80mg (MDD)
(b) Container or package containing not more than 240mg of Hyoscine Butylbromide
    (2) External    
Hyoscine Hydrobromide   (1) Internal    
    (a) by inhaler    
    (b) otherwise than by inhaler (b) 300mcg (MD)  
      900mcg (MDD)  
    (2) External (except ophthalmic)    
Hyoscine Methobromide   (1) Internal    
    (a) by inhaler    
    (b) otherwise than by inhaler (b) 2.5mg (MD)  
      7.5mg (MDD)  
    (2) External    
Hyoscine Methonitrate   (1) Internal    
    (a) by inhaler    
    (b) otherwise than by inhaler (b) 2.5mg (MD)  
      7.5mg (MDD)  
    (2) External    
Hyoscyamine   (1) Internal    
    (a) by inhaler    
    (b) otherwise than by inhaler (b) 300mcg (MD)  
      1mg (MDD)  
    (2) External    
Hyoscyamine Hydrobromide   (1) Internal    
  (a) by inhaler    
    (b) otherwise than by inhaler (b) Equivalent of 300mcg of Hyoscyamine (MD)  
      Equivalent of 1mg of Hyoscyamine (MDD)  
    (2) External    
Hyoscyamine Sulphate   (1) Internal    
    (a) by inhaler    
    (b) otherwise than by inhaler (b) Equivalent of 300mcg of Hyoscyamine (MD)  
      Equivalent of 1mg of Hyoscyamine (MDD)  
    (2) External    
Ibuprofen   Rheumatic and muscular pain, pain of non-serious arthritic conditions, backache, neuralgia, migraine, headache, dental pain, dysmenorrhoea, feverishness, symptoms of colds and influenza    
    (1) Internal (1)(a) In the case of a prolonged release preparation 600mg (MD)  
      1,200mg (MDD)  
      (b) in any other case 400mg (MD)  
      1,200mg (MDD)  
  (2) 5.0 per cent (2) External    
Idarubicin Hydrochloride        
Idoxuridine        
Ifosfamide        
Ignatius Bean        
Imipenem Hydrochloride        
Imipramine        
Imipramine Hydrochloride        
Imipramine Ion Exchange Resin Bound Salt or Complex        
Indapamide Hemihydrate        
Indomethacin        
Indomethacin Sodium        
Indoprofen        
Indoramin Hydrochloride        
Inosine Pranobex        
Iodamide        
Iodamide Meglumine        
Iodamide Sodium        
Iohexol        
Iomeprol        
Iopamidol        
Iopentol        
Iothalamic Acid        
Ioversol        
Ioxaglic Acid        
Ipratropium Bromide        
Iprindole Hydrochloride        
Iproniazid Phosphate        
Isoaminile        
Isoaminile Citrate        
Isocarboxazid        
Isoconazole Nitrate   External but in the case of vaginal use only external use for the treatment of vaginal candidiasis    
Isoetharine        
Isoetharine Hydrochloride        
Isoetharine Mesylate        
Isoniazid        
Isoprenaline Hydrochloride        
Isoprenaline Sulphate        
Isopropamide Iodide     Equivalent of 2.5mg of Isopropamide ion (MD)  
      Equivalent of 5.0mg of Isopropamide ion (MDD)  
Isotretinoin        
Isradipine        
Itraconazole        
Jaborandi   External    
Kanamycin Acid Sulphate        
Kanamycin Sulphate        
Ketamine Hydrochloride        

 
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