Section 20: Packaging and labelling

20. Packaging and labelling (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall supply a dangerous drug otherwise than in a container labelled— (a) in the case of a powder, solution or ointment, with the total quantity of the dangerous drug supplied and the percentage of the dangerous drug contained in it; (b) in the case of tablets and other articles, with the total quantity of the dangerous drug contained in the tablet or article; (c) in the case of substances and preparations listed in the Second Schedule, a double red band. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to a dangerous drug dispensed by, or on the prescription of, a medical practitioner, dental surgeon or veterinary surgeon. (3) The outer wrapping of parcels for consignment containing dangerous drugs shall bear no information other than the names and addresses of the sender and the consignee and shall be sealed with the sender’s mark.