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Medicines (Medical Advertisements) Regulations
Local Title:
Medicines (Medical Advertisements) Regulations
Country/Region:
Singapore
Competent Authority:
Health Sciences Authority
Type:
Regulation
Status:
In force
Release Date:
2019-04-02
Implementation Date:
2019-04-02
Applicable Scope:
Health food
Document
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Summary

Some types of health supplements are subject to medical advertisements and sales promotion permit control. These include Quasi-Medicinal (QM) vitamins and/or mineral HS, as well as some other health supplements (e.g. St John's Wort, melatonin products).

Contents

1. Citation

2. Definitions

3. Permit for advertising

4. Application for permit

5. Period of validity of permit

6. Permit subject to terms and conditions

7. Refusal, etc., of permit

8. Duty of printer or publisher

9. Exception for trade, business or profession

10. Exception for trade, advertisement and public authority

11. Permit number

12. Alteration, etc., of advertisement

13. Transfer of permit

14. Fees

15. Penalty