Medicines (Traditional Medicines, Homoeopathic Medicines and other Substances) (Exemption) Order

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Medicines Act

(CHAPTER 176, Section 9)

Medicines (Traditional Medicines, Homoeopathic Medicines and other Substances) (Exemption) Order

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REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[30th June 1987]

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Medicines (Traditional Medicines, Homoeopathic Medicines and other Substances) (Exemption) Order.

Definitions

2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —

“homoeopathic medicine” means any substance used in the system of therapeutics in which diseases are treated by the use of minute amounts of such substance which are capable of producing in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease being treated;

“medicated oil and balm” means any external medicated embrocation, medicated cream, ointment or inhalant used mainly for soothing purposes, and contains essentially the following active ingredients:

(a)	essential oils;
(b)	fixed oils derived from plants;
(c)	methyl salicylate;
(d)	menthol;
(e)	camphor; and
(f)	peppermint;

“quasi-medicinal product” means any of the following products:

(a)	anti-dandruff preparations;
(b)	medicated cosmetics for the treatment of pimples and acne, except preparations containing etretinate or 13-cis-retinoic acid;
(c)	medicated soap;
(d)	sweets for relieving cough and throat irritations;
(e)	medicated plasters;
(f)	sunscreen and suntan preparations;
(g)	medicated beverages;
(h)	vitamins and nutritional preparations from natural sources;
(i)	medicated toothpaste; or
(j)	anti‑smoking preparations, quit smoking preparations or cigarette and tobacco substitute;

“traditional medicine” means any medicinal product consisting of one or more substances derived from natural sources, that is to say, plants, animals or minerals or a combination of any one or more of them, but shall not include any medicinal product to be injected into the human body, any vaccine to be used by human beings, any product derived from human blood or any item listed in the Poisons List in the Schedule to the Poisons Act [Cap. 234].

Exemption from sections 5 and 6

3. Sections 5 and 6 of the Act shall not have effect in relation to any person in respect of his selling, offering for sale, supplying, importing, manufacturing, assembling, or in respect of his selling or offering for sale by way of wholesale dealing any of the following products:

(a)	traditional medicines;
(b)	homoeopathic medicines;
(c)	quasi-medicinal products;
(d)	raw materials which are used as ingredients in the preparation or manufacture of any medicinal product;
(e)	medicinal products manufactured in Singapore solely for re-exportation out of Singapore; or
(f)	medicated oil and balm.

Importation of medicinal product without licence

4. The licensing authority may permit the importation of any medicinal product —

(a)	by any person for the purpose of administering the medicinal product to himself or to any member of his family;
(b)	by any doctor or dentist for the purpose of administering the medicinal product to any patient of such doctor or dentist; or
(c)	by any pharmacist pursuant to any prescription given by a doctor or dentist,

without a product licence or import licence, as the case may be, if the quantity of the medicinal product imported by any of the persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) does not exceed 3 months supply based on the dosage recommended by the manufacturer or supplier of the product.

Importation solely for re-exportation

5. The licensing authority may permit the importation of medicinal products solely for re-exportation out of Singapore without a product licence or import licence, as the case may be, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the licensing authority.

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