Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
Regulation 17
Supply by dispensing therapeutic products
Subregulation 1
A relevant person may dispense a therapeutic product only if the package or container of the therapeutic product is labelled with all of the following information in English:
the name of the person to whom the therapeutic product is to be administered;
where the product is supplied or dispensed —
at a licensed retail pharmacy — the name, address and any identification number or logo of the licensed retail pharmacy;
at any approved permanent premises by a healthcare service licensee under a business name — the business name, address of the approved permanent premises and any identification number or logo of the healthcare service licensee;
at any temporary premises or approved conveyance by a healthcare service licensee under a business name —
if the healthcare service licensee is also approved under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide the licensable healthcare service at any permanent premises under that business name — the business name, address of the approved permanent premises and any identification number or logo of the healthcare service licensee; or
in any other case — the business name, address and any identification number or logo of the healthcare service licensee; or
by a healthcare service licensee using a remote service kiosk or by delivery under a business name —
if the healthcare service licensee is also approved under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide the licensable healthcare service at any permanent premises under that business name — the business name, address of the approved permanent premises and any identification number or logo of the healthcare service licensee; or
in any other case — the business name, address and any identification number or logo of the healthcare service licensee;
the date that the therapeutic product is dispensed;
the directions for use of the therapeutic product;
the name of the therapeutic product, being either the proprietary name or the appropriate non-proprietary name;
where the appropriate non-proprietary name is included on the label, the appropriate quantitative particulars of any active ingredient of the therapeutic product.
Subregulation 2
A prescription-only medicine may be dispensed only in accordance with the following requirements:
where the qualified practitioner or collaborative prescribing practitioner giving the prescription does not specify that the prescription is to be repeated, the relevant person dispensing the prescription-only medicine must —
when dispensing, mark the prescription in a manner so as to permanently attach the person’s name and address and the dispensing date to the prescription; and
retain the prescription for a period of at least 2 years after dispensing; or
where the qualified practitioner or collaborative prescribing practitioner giving the prescription specifies that the prescription is to be repeated, the relevant person dispensing the prescription-only medicine —
must not dispense more than the total number of times specified on the prescription;
when dispensing, must mark the prescription in such a manner as to permanently attach the person’s name and address and the dispensing date to the prescription; and
must retain the prescription for a period of at least 2 years after dispensing for the last time.
Subregulation 3
In this regulation, “relevant person” means —
a qualified practitioner or collaborative prescribing practitioner, or a person acting under the supervision of a qualified practitioner or collaborative prescribing practitioner; or
a qualified pharmacist or a person acting under the supervision of a qualified pharmacist.