Section 35, The Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 2001

(1) Subject to this section, no person shall, by way of advertisement, publish or cause to be published in relation to any drug or service, descriptive matter calculated to lead to the use of that drug or service:— (a) for the prevention or treatment of any disease specified in the Second Schedule; or (b) for the purpose of terminating or influencing the course of human pregnancy; or (c) for any purpose relating to human sexual intercourse. No. 12 Pharmacy and Drugs Act 2001 21 (2) Subject to this section, the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, serve on any person a notice prohibiting him from publishing in relation to any drug descriptive matter referred to in the notice. (3) No person shall in any way advertise any drug, dressing or appliance except with the approval of the Board. (4) This section does not apply to the publication of descriptive matter— (a) by direction of the Board; or (b) in a document intended for persons whose profession or employment calls for a knowledge either of drugs generally or of drugs of the description to which the matter in question is related; or (c) for the purpose of an application for the grant of a patent. [Margin: Return of details of pharmacy business.]