Medicines (Traditional Medicines, Homoeopathic Medicines and other Substances) (Exemption) Order

which has been manufactured into a finished product;

which contains one or more active substances derived wholly from any plant, animal or mineral, or any combination thereof; and

which is, or all of the active substances of which are, described in the current edition of “A Dictionary of Chinese Pharmacy” <<中药大辞典>> or “The Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica” <<本草纲目>>,but does not include —

any medicinal product to be administered by injection into a human body; or

any medicinal product which contains as an active substance any chemically-defined isolated constituent of any plant, animal or mineral, or any combination thereof;“current edition”, in relation to any publication which describes a Chinese proprietary medicine, means an edition which is current at the time the Chinese proprietary medicine in question is sold or supplied, and includes any amendment, addition or deletion made to that edition of the publication up to that time;“homoeopathic medicine” means any substance used in the system of therapeutics in which a disease is treated by the use of minute amounts of one or more substances which, in their undiluted forms, are capable of producing in a healthy human being symptoms similar to those of the disease being treated;“medicated oil and balm” means any external medicated embrocation, medicated cream, ointment or inhalant —

which is used mainly for soothing purposes; and

which contains one or more of the following substances as an active ingredient or as active ingredients:

any essential oil;

any fixed oil derived from a plant;

methyl salicylate;

menthol;

camphor;

peppermint;“quasi-medicinal product” means —

any anti-dandruff preparation;

any medicated cosmetic product for the treatment of pimples or acne, except any preparation containing etretinate or 13-cis-retinoic acid;

any medicated soap;

any sweet for relieving coughs or throat irritations;

any medicated plaster;

any sunscreen or suntan preparation;

any medicated beverage;

any vitamin or nutritional preparation from any plant, animal or mineral, or any combination thereof; or

any medicated toothpaste;“traditional medicine” means any medicinal product consisting of one or more substances derived from any plant, animal or mineral, or any combination thereof, but does not include the following:

any medicinal product to be administered by injection into a human body; (b)any vaccine to be administered to a human being;

any product derived from human blood;

any item specified in the Poisons List in the Schedule to the Poisons Act (Cap. 234); (e)any Chinese proprietary medicine.

by any person for the purpose of administering the medicinal product to himself or to any member of his family;

by any doctor or dentist for the purpose of administering the medicinal product to any patient of such doctor or dentist; or

by any pharmacist pursuant to any prescription given by a doctor or dentist,without a product licence or import licence, as the case may be, if the quantity of the medicinal product imported by any of the persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) does not exceed 3 months supply based on the dosage recommended by the manufacturer or supplier of the product.