MEDICINES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Amendment (No. 2) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 13th January 1997. 2 In this Order “the principal Order ” means the Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Order 1983 . Amendment of article 4 of the principal Order 2 In article 4 of the principal Order (medicinal products that are not prescription only)— a in paragraph (1C) (mebendazole) for “400 milligrams” substitute “800 milligrams”; b in paragraph (1N) (famotidine) for sub-paragraph (a) there is substituted the following sub-paragraph— a the medicinal product is indicated for— i the short-term symptomatic relief of heartburn, dyspepsia, indigestion, acid indigestion or hyperacidity, or ii the prevention of the symptoms of heartburn, dyspepsia, indigestion, acid indigestion or hyperacidity where they are associated with the consumption of food or drink, including the prevention of sleep disturbance due to those symptoms, and . Amendment of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Order 3 In Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Order (which lists substances which render a medicinal product a prescription only medicine except in the circumstances also listed)— a in Column 1— i after the entry “Amygdalin” there is inserted the entry “Amyl Nitrite”, ii after the entry “Argipressin” there are inserted the following entries— Aristolochia Aristolochia Clematitis Aristolochia Contorta Aristolochia Debelis Aristolochia Fang-chi Aristolochia Manshuriensis Aristolochia Serpentaria , iii for the entry “Lodoxomide Trometamol” there is substituted the entry “Lodoxamide Trometamol”, iv after the entry “Tolmetin Sodium” there is inserted the entry “Trandolapril”, v in the entry for Vaccines, after “Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine” there is inserted “Mumps Vaccine”; b in Column 3 in relation to Mebeverine Hydrocholoride there is inserted the following entry— For the symptomatic relief of irritable bowel syndrome , c in Column 4— i for the entry relating to Mebeverine Hydrocholoride there is substituted the following entry— 135mg (MD) 405mg (MDD) , ii in the entry relating to Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride for “90mg (MD)” there is substituted “120mg (MD)”. Amendment of Table A of Part IV of Schedule 1 to the principal Order 4 In Table A of Part IV of Schedule 1 to the principal Order (name and product licence number of medicinal products that are not prescription only medicines), the following entries are inserted at the appropriate points in the alphabetical order of the entries in that Table— Canesten Hydrocortisone Cream 0010/0216 Herpetad Cold Sore Cream 4986/0007 Jungle Formula Bite & Sting Relief Cream 2855/0010 Soothelip Cold Sore Cream 0142/0426 Timocort Hydrocortisone Cream 1 per cent 0063/0076 Zaclovir Cold Sore Cream 4986/0007 . Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Order 5 In Part I of Schedule 3 to the principal Order (exemptions for certain persons from the provisions of section 58(2)(a) of the Medicines Act 1968) at the end there are inserted the entries set out in the Schedule to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Gerald Malone Minister of State, Department of Health 17th December 1996 Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 18th December 1996 James Douglas-Hamilton Minister of State, The Scottish Office 18th December 1996 Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on 17th December 1996. F. A. Elliott Permanent Secretary