Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Health Products (Licensing of Retail Pharmacies) Regulations 2016
Regulation 5
Application for pharmacy licence
For the purposes of section 24(2)(a)(i) of the Act, the Authority may issue a pharmacy licence in respect of a retail pharmacy to an applicant if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
the applicant has obtained all necessary approvals for the applicant’s retail pharmacy business from the relevant authorities, other than the Authority; (b)the retail pharmacy has a designated dispensing area which is sufficiently secure to prevent unauthorised access to the dispensing area during operating hours; (c)the layout of the retail pharmacy allows for the orderly arrangement of specified health products which are to be supplied or dispensed by retail at or from the retail pharmacy;
the retail pharmacy is sufficiently secure to ensure the safekeeping of the specified health products to be supplied or dispensed by retail at or from the retail pharmacy and to prevent unauthorised access to any specified health product at all times;
the retail pharmacy has appropriate storage facilities to store each specified health product in accordance with the conditions approved by the Authority for the storage of the specified health product; (f)an adequate system is in place for proper safekeeping and maintenance of records in respect of the specified health products stored at the retail pharmacy, including arrangements to audit the records to ensure their integrity; (g)the retail pharmacy will at all times be under the control and management of a qualified pharmacist; (h)the applicant has paid the application fee.