Schedule 4
(Regulation 2)
PRESCIPTION ONLY DRUG
1 Antihelmintics
Thiabendazole (all forms)
2 Antifungals for systemic use
Ketaconazole
Amphoteracin B
Oral Nystatin (tablet)
Griseofulvin
Itraconazole and similar derivatives
All other systemic preparations
3 Antibiotics
Penicillin derivatives e.g. Penicillin G, Pennicillin V
Cloxacillin, Amoxicillin etc.
Erythromycin and other macrolides
Cephalosporins (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generations)
Chloramphenicol
Gentamicin and other aminoglycosides
Tetracyclines and derivatives
Sulphonamides e.g. Co-Trimoxazole
All Anti-Virals e.g. AZT, Acyclovir
4 Anti-Tuberculosis
Ethambutol
Isonaizid
Pyrazinamide
Rifampicin
Any combination thereof and other systemic preparations
5 Anti-Trichomonal
Metronidazole and Derivatives
6 Urinary Tract Anti-Septics
Nitrofurantoin
Nalidixic Acid and derivatives
4-Quinolones e.g. Norfloxacillin, Ciprofloxacillin
7 Anti-Leprotics
Clofazimine
Dapsone
Any other Anti-Leprotic drugs
8 Anti-Neoplastics and Immunosuppressants
Tamoxifen
All other Anti-Cancer
9 Cholinergic Agents
All cholinergic agents
10 Anti-Cholinergics
Atropine
Benzhexol (trihexiphenidyl)
Benztropine and its derivatives
11 Adrenergic Agents
Adrenaline
Dopamine
Isoprenaline
12 Adrenergic Blocking Agents
Ergot Alkaloids
Phenoxybenzamine HCl
Phentolamine Mesylate
13 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants, whether injectable or oral preparations.
14 Iron Preparations
Iron Dextran Injection
Sustained Released high potency iron preparation
15 Anti-Coagulants/Coagulants
Heparin
Warfarin
Protamine Sulphate
Vitamin K1
16 Cardiac Drugs
All Drugs used in cardiac conditions.
17 Hypotensive Drugs
All Hypotensive Drugs
18 General Anesthetics
All General Anesthetics
19 Analgesics and Anti-Inflammatory Agents
All agents, except the following
Ibuprofen 200mg and 400mg (and derivatives of equivalent analgesic potency)
Codeine 8mg
Paracetamol 500mg
Mefenamic Acid 250mg and 500mg
20 Narcotic Antagonists
21 Anti-Convulsants
All anti-convulsants
22 Psychotherapeutics
All Anxiolytics
All Hypnoitics
All Anti-deprassants
All drugs used in psychosis and related disorders
23 Diuretics
24 Anti-Gout Agents
25 Eye-Ear-Nose-Throat
All of those agents except, wax softners, artificial tears, eye cleaners, normal saline and EENT vasoconstrictors.
26 Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Acetazolamide
27 Anti-Emetics
All, except oral and rectal preparations of dimenhydrinate.
28 Miscellaneous G. I. Drugs
H2 Antagonists
Omeprazole
Metoclopropamide,
Sucralfate
Misoprostol
29 Antidotes/Metal Antagonists
All except Fuller's Earth and activated Charcoal
30 Adrenal Hormones (oral, Injectable and Inhalation)
Beclomethasone
Dexamethasone
Hydrocortisone
Prednisolone
Prednisone
Triamcinolone
31 Contraceptives
Oral Preparations
Injectables
Dermal Preparations
IUD
32 Estrogens
Norethisterone
33 Androgens
34 Gonadotropins
35 Pituitary Hormones
Vasopressin
36 Progestins
Medoxyprogesterone
Progesterone
37 Anti-Diabetic Drugs
38 Thyroid/Anti-Thyroid Preparations
39 Local Anesthetics
40 Oxytocics
41 Anti-Asthmatics
42 Injectable Vitamins
43 Anti-Parkinsons.