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The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland was created in 1875 by the Pharmacy Act (Ireland) 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 57), which introduced regulation of pharmacists across the island. A separate Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland was created by the Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Northern Ireland) 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 8 (NI).
The acts define the penalties for unlawful production, possession and supply of drugs. In 2015 the 1977 act was declared unconstitutional, immediately legalizing many drugs in Ireland including ecstasy, ketamine, and crystal meth. The situation lasted 24 hours before emergency legislation closing the loophole could take effect. [4]
MIMS Ireland is used by the Irish Medicines Board to convey information on drug safety, [2] [3] and is a "recommended text" in the premises requirements for pharmacies issued by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI). [4] It is also listed as a reference for the use of drugs in sports by the Irish Sports Council. [5] [6]
It produced a report on medicinal cannabis in 2018 which suggested a controlled access programme for cannabis products that are not capable of being authorized as a medicinal product. [4] In 2017 it confiscated large quantities of counterfeit “high-end” beauty products, some of which were found to contain arsenic and lead. [5]
The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent the recreational use of certain intoxicating substances. An area has a prohibition of drugs when its government uses the force of law to punish the use or possession of drugs which have been classified as controlled.
In addition, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act specifies additional regulatory requirements for controlled drugs and drug precursors. [18] In Ontario, the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act governs "any substance that is used in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease...in humans, animals or fowl." [19]
Irish Medicines Formulary (IMF) [1] [2] is a medicines reference for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dentists, [3] providing medicines information which is medico-legally relevant in Ireland. It is published in online and print formats, and lists original brands, branded generics and pure generic prescription medicines .
Other national drug prohibition laws include the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (New Zealand), among many others. Within Europe controlled substance laws are legislated at the national rather than by the EU itself, with significant variation between countries in which and how chemicals are classified as ...