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Poisons Rules
Local Title:
Poisons Rules
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
Language Source Title Access
EN
Official Poisons Rules
Summary

It applies to the management of health supplements in Singapore.

Obligations

1. Citation

2. Definitions

3. Licences

4. Form of record of sales

5. Wholesale sales

6. Fees

7. Extension of labelling provisions

8. Limitation of section 6 (3) of Act to certain substances

9. Extension of section 6 (3) to section 8 of Act, sales and supply by

commercial sample, and relaxation of this subsection

10. Relaxation of section 7 (3) of Act in case of certain medicines

11. Exemption from provisions relating solely to substances in First

Schedule

12. Complete exemption of persons dealing with certain poisons

13. Exemption for retail sale of poisons by pharmacists

14. Additional restrictions on sale of certain poisons

15. Coded prescription prohibited

16. Restriction of sale of strychnine

17. Manner of labelling containers

18. Labelling of name of poison

19. Labelling of particulars as to proportion of poison

20. Indication of character of poison

21. Special cautions in case of certain substances

22. Relaxation of certain labelling requirements

23. Form of containers

24. Storage of poisons

25. Transport of poisons

26. Special provisions with respect to transport of certain poisons 

27. Supply of medicines to outpatients from certain hospitals, etc.

28. Supply of medicines for use in hospitals, etc.

29. Storage of poisons in institutions

30. Colouring of poisons

31. Preservation of records

32. Penalties