Looking up drug legal classifications

For Hong Kong registered drugs

This tutorial will show you how to look up the classification of a drug using the following methods and discuss their pros and cons:

  • Drug Office's 'Search Drugs Database'
  • PSHK's 'Consolidated List of Poisons, Antibiotics and Dangerous Drugs'
  • MIMS HK
  • The Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations (Cap 138A)
  • The Drug Office's 'Guide to "Class" Entries'


Your Instructor


Sharon Tang
Sharon Tang

Started this online tutorial platform in September 2017. I have a BPharm (1996) and a PhD in Pharmacognosy (2003) obtained from the University of London School of Pharmacy and have worked in community and in hospital in the UK. Since moving to Hong Kong several years ago I have passed the registration exams (2012). I have also taught pharmacology and human disease topics to pharmacy technicians and student nurses, which included writing exams and marking them. The Facebook group I run provides support for pharmacists taking the Hong Kong pharmacy registration exams.


Course Curriculum


  The Drug Office's 'Search Drug Database'
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  MIMS HK
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  The Drug Office's Guide to Class Entries
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  Dangerous Drugs and Antibiotics
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  Revision suggestion
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Frequently Asked Questions


How long do I have access to the course?
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