Medicines (Prescription Only) (Amendment) Order 2008

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 08 Apr 2008

No. S 204

Medicines Act

(Chapter 176)

Medicines (Prescription Only) (Amendment) Order 2008

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the Medicines Act, the Minister for Health hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Medicines (Prescription Only) (Amendment) Order 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2008.

New paragraph 12A

2. The Medicines (Prescription Only) Order (O 15) is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 12, the following paragraph:

“Exemptions for administration of prescription only medicines

12A. The restrictions imposed by section 29(2)(b) of the Act (restrictions on administration) shall not apply to the administration by any person listed in the first column of the Third Schedule of any prescription only medicine listed in the corresponding paragraph in the second column of that Schedule if and so long as the conditions specified in the corresponding paragraph in the third column of that Schedule are fulfilled.”.

New Third Schedule

3. The Medicines (Prescription Only) Order is amended by inserting, immediately after the Second Schedule, the following Schedule:

“THIRD SCHEDULE

Paragraph 12A

Exemption for Certain Persons
from Section 29(2)(b) of the Act

First column

Second column

Third column

Person exempted

Prescription only medicine to which the exemption applies

Conditions

1. Independent Duty Corpsmen (“IDC”) deployed on Republic of Singapore Navy (“RSN”) vessels who have been authorised by the Chief Navy Medical Officer to administer prescription only medicines.

All prescription only medicines listed in the IDC Medications List approved by the Chief Navy Medical Officer.

An IDC —

(a) shall not administer the prescription only medicines to any person other than personnel on board RSN vessels when the vessels are out at sea, or on military operations and exercises;

(b) shall carry out the administration of the prescription only medicines in accordance with IDC clinical protocols approved by the Chief Navy Medical Officer; and

[G.N. Nos. S 428/97; S 98/99; S 198/99; S 20/2000; S 369/2000; S 43/2001; S 190/2001]

Made this 3rd day of April 2008.

YONG YING-I

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

[MH (CF) 78:08/10 T(1); AG/LEG/SL/176/2002/2 Vol. 1]

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