Posted By Richie Shelagh, I have just pulled the chip regs 02' and they do not differentiate between bulk or small quantities of medicines, so long as they are for use as medicines. Here is the SI passage: (3) These Regulations shall not apply to a substance or preparation which is - (a) intended for use as a medicinal product within the meaning of section 130 of the Medicines Act 1968[12]; (b) specified in an order made under section 104 or 105 of the Medicines Act 1968 which is for the time being in force and which directs that specified provisions of that Act shall have effect in relation to that dangerous substance or dangerous preparation as such provisions have effect in relation to medicinal products within the meaning of that Act; (c) a controlled drug within the meaning of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971[13] except that these Regulations shall apply to drugs which are excepted from section 4(1)(b) of that Act (which makes it unlawful to supply a controlled drug) by Regulations made under section 7(1)(a) of that Act; You may be thinking of bulk products prior to being formulated into medicines, but I know of no trigger quantities once classified as medicines. I have to say, however, that we are all on a learning curve, and there is always the possibility that i am totally wrong. Having said that though, I feel comfortable in my interpretation of chip in this instance. Richie

Posted By Paul Leadbetter Shelagh Whether or not the materials in question are covered by CHIP, you are right to say that they need a COSHH assessment. If the manufacturers are using the fact that these substances are medicines as a get-out for not supplying MSDSs under CHIP, what about their section 6 HASAWA duty to provide information? If the information is still not forthcoming, at least get the name of the hazardous ingredients to enable you to search the internet for the required information. Paul