I propose to reply to Questions Nos. 76 and 100 together.
The controls governing the licensing, advertisement and sale of medical preparations are set out in the Medical Preparations (Licensing, Advertisement and Sale) Regulations, 1984-1993.
Herbal preparations may, in certain circumstances, be classified as medical preparations within the terms of the regulations. Products containing herbal ingredients are considered to be medical preparations when (a) the labelling or accompanying or associated literature makes any preventative, curative or remedial claim, or (b) any of the herbal ingredients presented is recognised as having medicinal properties.