Singapore legislation
Section 27
Section 27
Exemptions for doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons and in respect of herbal remedies
(1)
The restrictions imposed by section 24 do not apply to the supply of a medicinal product —
by a doctor or dentist to his or her patient; or
by a hospital where the product is supplied for the purpose of being administered in accordance with the directions of a doctor or a dentist.
(2)
The restrictions imposed by that section do not apply to the supply of a medicinal product by a veterinary surgeon for administration by him or her or under his or her direction to an animal under his or her care.
(3)
The restrictions imposed by that section do not apply to anything done at premises of which the person carrying on the business in question is the occupier and which the person is able to close so as to exclude the public, and which consists of the sale or the supply in circumstances corresponding to retail sale of a herbal remedy where the processes to which the plant or plants are subjected consist of drying, crushing or comminuting, with or without diluting with water, but not any other process.