[ DDB BOARD REGULATION NO. 4-B, s. 1987, March 26, 1987 ]

INCLUSION OF SECBUTABARBITAL AND VINYLBITAL IN THE LIST OF DANGEROUS DRUGS



SECTION 1.       In accordance with the decision of the Commission on Narcotics Drugs, and pursuant to Section 36 (a), Article VIII, in relation to Section 2 (e), Article I, and Section 40, Article X of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances, including its salts, isomers (whether optical, position, or geometric), and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation by whatever official name, common or usual name designated, is classified as Dangerous Drugs and further categorized as Regulated Drugs:

INTERNATIONAL
NON-PROPRIETARY
NAME (
INN)
OTHER NON-
PROPRIETARY
 OR
TRIVIAL NAMES
CHEMICAL
NAME
Secbutabarbital Butabarbital (Sodium)
Butabarbitone (Sodium)
Secumalnatrium
5-sec-butyl-5- ethylbarbituric
acid
Vinylbital Butyvinal
Vinylbarbital
Vinylbitone
Vinymalum
(5-(1-methylbutyl)
-5-vinylbarbituric
acid)

SECTION 2.       This regulation shall take effect fifteen (15) days after completion of its publication in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for two consecutive weeks.

Adopted: 26 March 1987

(SGD.) ALFREDO R.A. BENGZON, M.D.
(Secretary of Health)
Chairman