(C) Describe the specific conditions under which the following poisons would be exempted from the provisions of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance as stipulated under regulation 8 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations: 

(a) Lignocaine 

(b) Levonorgestrel 

(1 mark each)

Regulation 8 is referring to Schedule 2 drugs which are exempt from drug classification and are 'non-poisons'

Recommend you memorise S2 drugs

Lignocaine: Preparations intended for external application only, containing not more than 0.7% of Lignocaine or its salts

Levonorgestrel: Preparations intended to be taken orally for contraceptive purposes only which contain not more than the following per dose—

0.25 milligrams Levonorgestrel