The Pharmacy and Poisons (Pharmaceutical Waste Management) Rules, Legal Notice no. 99 of 2022.

These Rules, made in exercise of the power conferred by section 44(1) of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act (cap. 244) of 1957, provide for management of pharmaceutical waste, including: waste containing pharmaceuticals that are expired, damaged or no longer needed; items contaminated by or containing pharmaceutical waste including bottles and boxes; applicable medical devices; falsified medical products. These Rules do not apply to: infectious, pathological, radioactive, chemical and general healthcare waste. The Rules aim at minimising waste production and therefore limiting environmental pollution. The Rules focus on: management of pharmaceutical waste and use of waste generator; minimisation of emissions and conservation of energy during the use of waste generator; packaging and labelling of pharmaceutical waste; handling and collection of pharmaceutical waste; storage and transportation of pharmaceutical waste; ban on the import of pharmaceutical waste and limitation on its export; pharmaceutical waste treatment and disposal methods.