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==Legal issues== | ==Legal issues== | ||
[[File:Buccastem M (Prochlorperazine maleate 3 mg) Buccal tablets.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|An 8-pack of Buccastem M, the brand name for OTC prochlorperazine maleate in the UK.]] | [[File:Buccastem M (Prochlorperazine maleate 3 mg) Buccal tablets.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|An 8-pack of Buccastem M, the brand name for OTC prochlorperazine maleate in the UK.]] | ||
*'''Australia:''' The substance is available | *'''Australia:''' The substance is Schedule 3, meaning it is available with the advice of a pharmacist without a prescription.{{citation needed}} | ||
*'''UK:''' The drug is available over the counter as a pharmacy medicine and as a prescription medication. The OTC brand is Buccastem M, a [[Routes of Administration#Buccal|buccal]] delivery system of prochlorperazine for motion sickness or nausea.<ref>Package leaflet: Information for the user. Buccastem® M Buccal Tablets (PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE 3 MG, EQUIVALENT TO 1.85 MG PROCHLORPERAZINE BASE) Alliance Pharmaceuticals, LTD. (2016) {{#l:Buccastem M use guide, last revised in January 2016..pdf}}</ref> | *'''UK:''' The drug is available over the counter as a pharmacy medicine and as a prescription medication. The OTC brand is Buccastem M, a [[Routes of Administration#Buccal|buccal]] delivery system of prochlorperazine for motion sickness or nausea.<ref>Package leaflet: Information for the user. Buccastem® M Buccal Tablets (PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE 3 MG, EQUIVALENT TO 1.85 MG PROCHLORPERAZINE BASE) Alliance Pharmaceuticals, LTD. (2016) {{#l:Buccastem M use guide, last revised in January 2016..pdf}}</ref> | ||
*'''US:''' Prochlorperazine is available only through prescription.{{citation needed}} | *'''US:''' Prochlorperazine is available only through prescription.{{citation needed}} | ||