Singapore legislation

Regulation 22

of Health Products (Medical Devices) Regulations 2010

Regulation 22

Restriction on advertisements promoting medical devices for specified diseases and conditions

For the purposes of section 21(1) of the Act and without prejudice to regulation 19, an advertisement relating to a medical device shall not expressly or implicitly claim, indicate or suggest that the medical device will prevent, alleviate or cure any disease or condition specified in the Second Schedule, unless the advertisement is distributed only to, or is contained in a publication intended for circulation mainly among, one or more of the following classes of persons:

(a)

qualified practitioners;

(b)

registered pharmacists;

(c)

registered nurses and registered midwives;

(d)

persons undergoing training with a view to becoming qualified practitioners, registered pharmacists, registered nurses or registered midwives.