Singapore legislation

Regulation 28

of Healthcare Services (Nursing Home Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 28

Pharmaceutical service

Where a licensee provides a pharmaceutical service as part of a nursing home service, the licensee must —

(a)

establish, implement and regularly review policies and procedures to provide guidance for the provision of any pharmaceutical service, including —

(i)

the storage, preparation, dispensing and administration of any medicinal product or health product;

(ii)

the proper and accurate keeping and maintenance of records relating to the storage, preparation, dispensing and administration of any medicinal product or health product;

(iii)

the prevention of any mix up, contamination, or early degradation of any medicinal product or health product that is stored or used at the approved permanent premises;

(iv)

the measures to prevent any medicinal product or health product that has been recalled from its manufacturer, from being dispensed or distributed; and

(v)

informing every patient who has been dispensed or administered or has consumed the medicinal product or health product mentioned in sub‑paragraph (iv) or (if the patient is a minor or lacks mental capacity) a next‑of‑kin or carer of the patient, about the recall;

(b)

ensure that the provision of a pharmaceutical service at any approved permanent premises is in accordance with the policies and procedures mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) and under the supervision of a pharmacist; and

(c)

ensure that —

(i)

there is an adequate supply of medicinal products and health products at every approved permanent premises where a pharmaceutical service is provided; and

(ii)

the medicinal products and health products are properly stored at the approved permanent premises.