Inclusion of Ketamine in the List of Dangerous Drugs

July 19, 2005

DANGEROUS DRUGS BOARD REGULATION NO. 3-05

 

Pursuant to Section 93, Article XI of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002", the Board, upon the recommendation of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and after a public hearing held on 14 June 2005, hereby promulgates as follows:

SECTION 1. Classification as a Dangerous Drug.— any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of KETAMINE, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers within the specific chemical designation, by whatever official, common or unusual or brand name or designation is classified as a dangerous drug.

SECTION 2. Exception.— Section 1 hereof shall not apply to any preparation containing KETAMINE, whenever the same preparation is prescribed by licensed practitioner. Provided that:

a. each vial shall not contain more than fifty (50) mg./ml. X ten (10) ml. of KETAMINE; and

b. the single prescription therefore to be filled by either a hospital or community drug store shall be for a maximum of 1.5 grams equivalent to not more than three (3) vials per day for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days.

SECTION 3. Control of Ketamine. — except as herein provided, KETAMINE shall be subject to all regulatory and control measures as may be provided under RA 9165 and under the rules and regulations of the Board.

SECTION 4. Violations. — any violation of this Regulation shall be ground for filing the appropriate criminal case against the violator, without prejudice to such administrative sanctions as may be provided under the Act and the rules and regulations of the Board. TEHIaA

SECTION 5. Effectivity.— This Regulation shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation and after registration with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR),UP Law Center, Diliman, Quezon City.

APPROVED and ADOPTED, this 19th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, 2005 at the DDB Conference Room, DDB-PDEA Building, Quezon City.

(SGD.) LUCITO A. TAN(Representing the President, Integrated Bar of the Philippines

MIGUEL A. PEREZ-RUBIO(President, Katotohanan Foundation-NGO)

PAOLO BENIGNO A. AQUINO IV(Chairperson, National Youth Commission)

LUNINGNING M. UMAR(Commissioner, Representing the Chairman, Commission on Higher Education)

(SGD.) RAFAEL ANTONIO M. SANTOS(Undersecretary, Representing the Secretary of National Defense

EMMANUEL P. BONOAN(Undersecretary, Representing the Secretary of Finance)

RAFAEL E. SEGUIS(Undersecretary, Representing the Secretary of Foreign Affairs)

(SGD) MANUEL G. IMSON(Undersecretary, Representing the Secretary of Labor and Employment)

(SGD.) LOURDES G. BALANON(Undersecretary, Representing the Secretary of Social Welfare and Development

RAMON C. BACANI(Undersecretary, Representing the Secretary of Education)

(SGD.) JADE F. DEL MUNDO(Undersecretary, Representing the Secretary of Health)

(SGD.) WENCELITO T. ANDANAR(Undersecretary, Representing the Secretary of Department of the Interior and Local Government)

(SGD.) RAMON J. LIWAG(Undersecretary, Representing the Secretary of Justice)

(SGD.) ANSELMO S. AVENIDO, JR.(Director General, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency)

(SGD.) EDGAR C. GALVANTEUndersecretary, Permanent Member

(SGD.) ANGELO T. REYESSecretary, Department of Interior and Local Government and OIC Chairman, Dangerous Drugs Board

Attested:

(SGD.) DIONISIO R. SANTIAGOSenior Undersecretary

Published in The Manila Times, on September 15, 2005.