Singapore

200 mg packs are on the general sale list; 400 mg strengths are prescription-only.

Benadryl is not registered in Singapore. Paxidorm 25 mg is the only single-ingredient diphenhydramine product on the HSA register, and it is pharmacy-only.

Imodium 2 mg capsules are pharmacy-only: ask the pharmacist, no prescription needed.

Losec itself is Prescription Only (POM) in Singapore; Promesec 20 mg is registered in both a Pharmacy-Only (P) pack, dispensable without a prescription, and a prescription pack.

Plain pseudoephedrine is not registered. Purchase limits apply.

Possession without a prescription isn’t a criminal offence, but importing/distributing without approval can carry fines up to S$10,000 and possible imprisonment.

Tablets and syrup (Novomin and generics) are pharmacy-only; injectable dimenhydrinate is prescription-only. Dramamine and Gravol are not registered in Singapore.

The Ventolin inhaler and nebuliser solution are prescription-only; only the oral liquid is pharmacy-only.

Registered with the Health Sciences Authority (SIN08303P/SIN08302P) as Prescription Only. It is not classified under Singapore’s Misuse of Drugs Act, so an ordinary prescription is enough. The UK, by contrast, made it a controlled drug in 2019.

Adderall and other amphetamine products are not marketed in Singapore. To bring your own supply you need approval from the Health Sciences Authority before you travel, and may bring at most 3 months’ supply.

Prozac is not on the HSA register.

Hydrocodone is not marketed in Singapore. To bring your own supply you need approval from the Health Sciences Authority before you travel, and may bring at most 3 months’ supply.

Classified Pharmacy Only, so a pharmacist can dispense it without a doctor’s prescription.

HSA-approved since 2004.

Often labeled with the older name “frusemide”. Lasix is not on the HSA register.

Human insulin is a pharmacy-only medicine in Singapore: a pharmacist can supply it without a prescription.

Human insulin is a pharmacy-only medicine in Singapore: a pharmacist can supply it without a prescription.

The maker is withdrawing Levemir worldwide, so stock may be limited. Other long-acting insulins sold here: glargine (Lantus) and degludec (Tresiba).

Usually dispensed as a generic, so ask for duloxetine by name.

Every famotidine product on the HSA register is prescription-only; Pepcid is not registered.

Registered with the Health Sciences Authority (SIN07421P). Germany has discontinued the same brand.

Prescription-only. Tramadol is not on Singapore’s controlled list for travelers, so no import approval is needed for up to 3 months’ supply; carry a copy of your prescription and keep it in the labeled container.

HSA-registered (SIN01985P); controlled substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Registered with the Health Sciences Authority. Singapore is one of the strictest countries for opioid painkillers, so check the import rules before you travel.

Controlled substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Aleve is on the general sale list; other naproxen brands are prescription-only.

Lower strengths are on the general sale list; others are prescription-only.

Sold from the pharmacy counter. Bringing your own into Singapore is different: dextromethorphan is on the controlled list for travelers, so it needs Health Sciences Authority approval first.

Bring what you need from home.

Rennie also contains magnesium carbonate.

No prescription needed. Often classed as a supplement or food rather than a medicine, so brands vary and it may be shelved away from the pharmacy counter.

Called "macrogol" outside the US.

Novomin (dimenhydrinate) covers this use.

Skin creams are on the general sale list; vaginal tablets are pharmacy-only.

Polybamycin is the same three-antibiotic ointment. Fucidin is fusidic acid, a different antibiotic for the same use. Antibiotic creams and ointments are prescription-only in Singapore; pharmacies sell antiseptic creams instead.

Prescription-only in Singapore: you need to see a doctor first.

The register lists only hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan), a different medicine for stomach cramps. Bring patches from home.