Singapore legislation

Regulation 11

of Medicines (Medical Advertisements) Regulations

Regulation 11

Exception for trade, advertisement and public authority

Amended byS 548/2016 wef 01/11/2016

Subregulation 1

These Regulations shall not apply to —

(a)

a reference advertisement or a trade advertisement; and

(b)

any medical advertisement issued or published by any public authority or any person authorised to issue or publish such advertisement by the Minister.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 548/2016 wef 01/11/2016

In this regulation —

Definition

“reference advertisement” means an advertisement —

(a)

containing a brief description of a medicinal product, its use, or any contra-indications or warnings relating to the medicinal product; and

(b)

appearing without charge in a publication consisting mainly of such advertisements where the publication is sent or delivered to practitioners or pharmacists by a person who is not involved in the sale of or dealings in that medicinal product as a manufacturer, supplier, retailer, importer or exporter;

Definition

“trade advertisement” means an advertisement, relating to a medicinal product, that —

(a)

is in a catalogue, price list or other document for the purpose of supplying the medicinal product by wholesale; and

(b)

does not contain any recommendation relating to the use of the medicinal product other than as part of the name of the medicinal product or part of any heading or sub‑heading indicating a therapeutic classification.

Amended byS 548/2016 wef 01/11/2016