Section 17, The Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 2001

No person shall mix, compound, prepare, supply or shall without reasonable excuse, proof of which shall be on him, possess any Class A Part 1 drug unless that person is a pharmacist, or is a licensed body corporate acting in accordance with section 19: Provided that this section shall not prevent— (i) the mixing, compounding, preparing of any drug by a medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon, or the supply by any such person of a drug either to a person in urgent need of treatment or from a place more than five miles off from the premises of a pharmacy business; or (ii) the mixing, compounding or preparing of any drug, under the immediate supervision of a pharmacist, dispensing technician or by a student undergoing instruction at an institution approved by the Board; (iii) the supply of drug, in accordance with directions given by a medical practitioner, to an outpatient attending a medical institution. [Margin: Control and supply of Class A Part 1 Classes B and C drugs in a hospital, etc.]