Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Exemptions for pharmacists and practitioners
(1)
The restrictions imposed by sections 5 and 6 do not apply to anything which is done in a hospital by or under the supervision of a pharmacist —
in preparing or dispensing a medicinal product in accordance with a prescription given by a practitioner;
in assembling a medicinal product; or
in procuring the preparation or dispensing of a medicinal product in accordance with a prescription given by a practitioner, or in procuring the assembly of a medicinal product.
(2)
Without affecting subsection (1), the restrictions imposed by sections 5 and 6 do not apply to anything which is done in a hospital by or under the supervision of a pharmacist —
in preparing or dispensing a medicinal product for administration to a person where the pharmacist is requested by or on behalf of that person to do so in accordance with the pharmacist’s own judgment as to the treatment required, and that person is present in the pharmacy at the time of the request pursuant to which that product is prepared or dispensed; or
in preparing a stock of medicinal products with a view to dispensing them as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or in paragraph (a).
(3)
The restrictions imposed by sections 5 and 6 do not apply to the preparation, dispensing and assembly of any medicinal product by or under the supervision of a practitioner for the purpose of administration to a patient or animal under the practitioner’s care.
(4)
The exemptions conferred by subsections (1), (2) and (3) do not apply to veterinary biologics except where such veterinary biologics are prepared in a veterinary centre.
(5)
For the purpose of subsection (4) —
Definition
“veterinary biologics” means aggressions, serums, viruses, toxins, tuberculin, mallein, Johnin, abortin, vaccines, micro‑organisms either living or killed, and products of micro‑organisms intended for use in the treatment or diagnosis of diseases of animals and birds;
Definition
“veterinary centre” means a veterinary centre established under section 54 of the Animals and Birds Act 1965.