Pursuant to the powers vested in it by Section 36(a) of R.A. No. 6425, the Dangerous Drugs Board, hereby amends Sections 1, 2, and 6 of Board Regulation No. 18, series of 1973 to read as follows:

a.  "SECTION 1. A Committee composed of one physician from the Ministry of Health, as Chairman, one chemist from the Philippine Constabulary Crime Laboratory (PCCL), one pharmacist from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and one pharmacist of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) as members, each to be designated by the heads of the agencies concerned, is hereby created to examine and classify seized or confiscated or voluntarily surrendered dangerous drugs which are in the custody of the NBI as Dangerous Drugs Custodian designated as such by the Board."

b.  "SECTION 2. The Committee shall meet as often as necessary, at the call of the Chairman, to list the dangerous drugs in custody and determine which of these drugs have medical, therapeutic or research value.  A monthly report of the Committee enumerating and specifying the quantity and quality of each drug shall be submitted to the Board, a copy thereof furnished the Food and Drug Administrator, the Director of the NBI, the Chief of the PC-INP, and the Minister of Health.

c.  "SECTION 6. For purposes of this regulation, an entity duly authorized to deal in dangerous drugs is one which has a license or permit to deal in dangerous drugs and complies with the regulations governing transactions in dangerous drugs issued and promulgated, respectively, by the Board.

To insure compliance with this regulation the Board shall cause the inspection/visitation of said entities in respect to the regular accomplishment of the monthly reports required by these regulations and the proper use of the drugs so donated or sold."

d.  This Regulation shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 22 Sept. 1982

(SGD.) J. C. AZURIN
(Minister of Health)
Chairman