(NAR) VOL. 1 NO.2 / APRIL - JUNE 1990
It appearing that
dihydrocodeinone is included in Schedule I of the
list of controlled drugs under the 1
961 Single Convention on Narcotic
Drugs, as amended, the Dangerous Drugs Board, pursuant to its powers
vested in it under Article VIII, Section 36(a) of RA 6425, as amended,
and in accordance with a decision arrived at in its meeting of February
18, 1988, hereby classifies
Tussionex and other drug preparations
containing
dihydrocodeinone as prohibited drugs.
This Regulation accordingly amends Board Regulation No. 1, Series of
1973 and shall take effect upon completion of its publication in a
newspaper of general circulation once a week for two consecutive weeks.
(SGD.) TOMAS P. MARAMBA, JR., M.D., M.H.A.
(Undersecretary of Health for Standards and Regulation)
Chairman