Amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 134, Laws of Hong Kong)

The Drug Office would like to draw your attention that all analogues of etomidate and carisoprodol will be listed as a dangerous drug under the control of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (DDO) (Chapter 134, Laws of Hong Kong), commencing from 18 July 2025.

For suppliers of the concerned drugs, you should notify whoever obtained the drugs of the updates.

For details, please refer to the Press Release issued by the Security Bureau.

Ends/Friday, Jul 18, 2025