§ 58. Mr. Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that certain drugs, such as amphetamines, known to be used by young addicts, can be sold by wholesalers to retailers who are not authorised sellers of poisons, and that many of the proprietary names of such drugs disguise their true nature; and whether he will take steps to tighten up the rules governing such sales.
§ Mr. George ThomasMy right hon. Friend is aware of the position as stated in the first part of the Question and he hopes soon to make a Rule under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, relating to this matter. As regards the second part of the Question, under Section 18(1)(c) of the Act a container of any listed poison must be labelled with the name of the poison and, in the case of a preparation containing a poison, with prescribed particulars as to the proportion which the poison bears to the total ingredients.