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Labelling of medicines.— 1[(1) The container of a medicine for internal use shall— (a) if it contains a substance specified in Schedule G, be labelled with the words “Caution: it is dangerous to take this preparation except under medical supervision” – conspicuously printed and surrounded by a line within which there shall be no other words; (b) if it contains a substance specified in Schedule H, be labelled with the symbol Rx and conspicuously displayed on the left top corner of the label and be also labelled with the following words: ‘Schedule H drug- Warning : To be sold by retail on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only’, (c) if it contains a substance specified in Schedule H, and comes within the purview of the 2[Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985)] be labelled with the symbol NRx which shall be in red and conspicuously displayed on the left top corner of the label, and be also labelled with the following words: ‘Schedule H drug -Warning: To be sold by retail on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only’; (d) If it contains a substance specified in Schedule X, be labelled with the symbol XRx which shall be in red conspicuously displayed on the left top corner of the label and be also labelled with the following words : - ‘Schedule X drug -Warning: To be sold by retail on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only’. (2) The container of an embrocation, liniment, lotion, 3[ointment, antiseptic cream,] liquid antiseptic or other liquid medicine for external application shall be labelled with the words : “FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY”. __________________________________________________________________