Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Medicines (Labelling of Chinese Proprietary Medicines) Regulations
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“appropriate non-proprietary name”, in relation to any Chinese proprietary medicine or any ingredient thereof, means —
the name of the Chinese proprietary medicine or ingredient as stipulated in the current edition of “A Dictionary of Chinese Pharmacy” <<中药大辞典>>, “The Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica” <<本草纲目>> or such other publication as may be approved by the Minister; or
the accepted scientific name or other name descriptive of the true nature of the Chinese proprietary medicine or ingredient;“appropriate quantitative particulars”, in relation to any Chinese proprietary medicine, means —
the quantity of each ingredient, identified by its appropriate non-proprietary name, in each dosage unit of the Chinese proprietary medicine expressed in terms of weight, volume, capacity or units of activity; or
where there is no dosage unit, the quantity of each active ingredient identified by its appropriate non‑proprietary name expressed in terms of weight, volume, capacity or units of activity or percentage by weight or volume of the total quantity;“Chinese proprietary medicine” has the same meaning as in the Medicines (Traditional Medicines, Homoeopathic Medicines and other Substances) (Exemption) Order (O 6);“current edition”, in relation to any publication, means an edition which is current at the time the Chinese proprietary medicine in question is sold or supplied, and includes any amendment, addition or deletion made to it up to that time.
Definition
“appropriate non-proprietary name”, in relation to any Chinese proprietary medicine or any ingredient thereof, means —
the name of the Chinese proprietary medicine or ingredient as stipulated in the current edition of “A Dictionary of Chinese Pharmacy” <<中药大辞典>>, “The Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica” <<本草纲目>> or such other publication as may be approved by the Minister; or
the accepted scientific name or other name descriptive of the true nature of the Chinese proprietary medicine or ingredient;
Definition
“appropriate quantitative particulars”, in relation to any Chinese proprietary medicine, means —
the quantity of each ingredient, identified by its appropriate non-proprietary name, in each dosage unit of the Chinese proprietary medicine expressed in terms of weight, volume, capacity or units of activity; or
where there is no dosage unit, the quantity of each active ingredient identified by its appropriate non‑proprietary name expressed in terms of weight, volume, capacity or units of activity or percentage by weight or volume of the total quantity;
Definition
“Chinese proprietary medicine” has the same meaning as in the Medicines (Traditional Medicines, Homoeopathic Medicines and other Substances) (Exemption) Order (O 6);
Definition
“current edition”, in relation to any publication, means an edition which is current at the time the Chinese proprietary medicine in question is sold or supplied, and includes any amendment, addition or deletion made to it up to that time.